configure virtual hostnames in AIX

[Former Member]

Hi All,

We would like to configure virtual hostnames for our sap servers. We are running on AIX 5.3

Please let us know what exactly needs to be done at unix level to do the configuration.

We are referring to the below sap notes.

Note 962955 - Use of virtual TCP/IP host names

Thanks,

Tanuj

[Former Member]

HI,

Ask your OS vendor or who has implemented cluster about IP address of cluster package,

then, add those IP addresses in you "/etc/hosts" file as below:

<IP add clusterPackage>    <ClusterPakage-1>
<IP add clusterPackage>    <ClusterPakage-2>

and so on...

IP address of Cluster Package is nothing but a "Virtual Host" IP Address...

Regards.

Rajesh Narkhede

[Former Member]

Hi Tanuj,

You have configure virtual IP first.

This should be done by a cluster software and the vendor.

Then you can enter whatever hostname you want in the hosts file againist this IP.

Cheers.....,

Raghu