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vserver services name-service dns hosts modify

Modify hostname or aliases

Availability: This command is available to cluster and Vserver administrators at the admin privilege level.

Description​

Use the vserver services name-service dns hosts modify command to modify existing DNS host table entries.

Parameters​

-vserver <vserver name> - Vserver
Use this parameter to specify the Vserver whose host table will be modified.
-address <IP Address> - IP Address
Use this parameter to specify the IP address of the host table entry to modify.
[-hostname <text>] - Canonical Hostname
Use this parameter to specify a full hostname for the host table entry.
[-aliases <text>, ...] - Aliases
Use this parameter to specify alternate hostnames for the host table entry.

Examples​

This example changes the host table of vserver vs1 so that the hostname stored in the host table entry for 10.0.0.57 is pgh.example.com. 

cluster1::> vserver services name-service dns hosts modify -vserver -vs1 -address 10.0.0.57 -hostname pgh.example.com
1 entry was modified.

This example changes the host table of vserver vs1 to store the name loghost as an alternate hostname for IP address 10.0.0.5.

cluster1::> vserver services name-service dns hosts modify -vserver vs1 -address 10.0.0.5 -aliases loghost
1 entry was modified.