Before address information can be used to create a connection
in a TCP/IP network protocol, the IP address must be associated with
a host name. You can resolve an IP address to a host name by editing
the etc/hosts file on the appliance. You can edit the etc/hosts file
from the user interface.
Before you begin
You must be assigned the Appliance administration permission
to perform these steps.
About this task
Edit the etc/hosts file from the
WebSphere® DataPower® XC10 Appliance user
interface.
Procedure
- Navigate to the Settings panel.
- From the menu bar at the top of the WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance user
interface, navigate to .
- From the Home panel, click the Customize
settings link in the Step 1: Set up the appliance section.
- Expand IP addresses to Host names.
- Click the Create mapping to specify the IP address
and host name.
- Click OK to create the mapping. This
mapping edits the etc/hosts file on the appliance.
- Optional: If you want to remove a mapping,
click the remove icon (
).
Results
After successfully completing these steps, you have edited
the etc/hosts file which associates an IP address with a host name.