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Available:/Members: The Available column lists all network interfaces

that are available for this virtual host. If you are configuring the virtual

host on all servers in the matrix, move the network interface for the

primary server to the Members column. The corresponding network

interfaces on the remaining servers will then be moved to the Members

column automatically.

If you are configuring the virtual host only on certain servers, move the

appropriate network interfaces for those servers to the Members column.

The first interface you select will be the primary interface. The other

interfaces you select will be backups.

The virtual host now appears on the Management Console. The following

view is from the Virtual Hosts tab.

To add or update a virtual host from the command line, use the following

command. The first network interface specified is the primary interface;

the remaining interfaces are backups.

mx vhost add|update <vhost> <network_interface> ...

Configure Applications for Virtual Hosts

After creating virtual hosts, you will need to configure your network

applications to recognize them. For example, if you are using a Web

server, you may need to edit its configuration files to recognize and

respond to the virtual hosts. By default, FTP responds to any virtual host

request it receives.

You do not need to configure operating system software or files to

respond to the virtual host; Matrix Server does that configuration for you.

For example, do not edit start-up scripts or run the ifconfig command

with the virtual host information.