User manual

Chapter 5: Server Management
120 Cobalt RaQ XTR User Manual
Overview of virtual sites
The RaQ XTR supports both name-based and IP-based virtual hosting.
As the RaQ XTR Administrator, you can set up the virtual sites, as described in
“Adding a virtual site” on page 129. The following list of information is helpful
when creating a site.
• IP address —To use the RaQ XTR, you require an IP address or range of
IP addresses.
• Host name —Each virtual site requires a host name (for example, www , ftp
or raq1 ). If the site is connected to the Internet, you must know the
IP address used by the host name.
• Domain name —Each virtual site also requires a domain name (for example,
abc.com or xyz.com ).
You must register the domain name. Visit the Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) at http://www.icann.org . for a list
of accredited domain-name registrars.
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Note: The RaQ XTR supports name-based virtual sites allowing
many sites to share a single IP address. You can create many virtual
sites using the same IP address (for example, 192.168.25.77) as
long as the fully qualified domain name for each site is different
(for example, both www.abc.com and www.xyz.com can use
192.168.25.77 as their IP address).
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Note: The RaQ XTR can serve as the DNS server and provide the
host name.