Host Manager Screen

Adding New Hosts

The Set Host Name button becomes active (Figure 6-4).

Figure 6-4 Add Host Dialog: Set Host Name

Click the Set Host Name button to display the full name of the host in the Host

Name field.

If the host name cannot be determined, the Add Host Error box is displayed with the message, “Unknown Host Name - unable to resolve IP Address”; click OK and redo this step. A host name is required.

NOTE

The IP address is the best method for adding a multihomed agent host. See

 

“Configuring a Multihomed Agent System” on page 25.

 

 

c.Host Name and IP Address

Enter the host name of the agent host in the Host Name field. Enter the IP address of the agent host in the IP Address field. The entries are not verified at this time. Errors will be found later when the System Manager tries to access the agent.

Use this method if your system does not have Domain Name Service (DNS) enabled.

Step

3.

Optionally, select a tag from the Tag field drop-down list or type in a new one. You can

 

 

use tags to group agent systems according to any arbitrary criteria. New tags are added

 

 

to the tag list.

Step

4.

Click on OK to accept the new agent host or Cancel to discard it.

 

 

If accepted, the new host is added to the host list; its Monitored box is unchecked.

Adding New Hosts from /etc/hosts

To add new hosts from /etc/hosts

On the Host Manager screen:

Step 1. Do one of:

Choose the Edit > Add Host > Load /etc/hosts File menu item

Press Shift-F9

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