Getting Started with HP Domain Software

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After Setting Up Your Server

Conﬁguring Your Server

Name Services

• DNS Server

You can conﬁgure your server as a DNS (Domain Name Server)

Server. A DNS Server can be deﬁned as one of the following:

— Primary Server

Retrieves data from the local DNS database ﬁles for hosts in the

zone(s) it is authoritative for.

— Secondary Server

Gets its data from the primary server in the local zone via periodic

“zone transfers”.

— Cache-only server

Gets its data from other servers without the need of a “zone

transfer”.

• DNS Client

You specify the domain search list, that is, the order you want the

resolver to search the domains.

• /etc/hosts

You modify the /etc/hosts database used to associate an Internet

address with one or more hostnames.

To conﬁgure Name Services using HP DESMS, select “Conﬁguration”

from the menu tool bar, then select the desired Name Service from the

Actions List.

Internet Addresses

You may associate additional Internet Protocol (IP) addresses with a

network interface. This is useful if you wish to associate multiple

hostnames with different web servers.

To conﬁgure Internet Addresses using HP DESMS, select

“Conﬁguration” from the menu tool bar, then select “Internet Addresses”