HCP Tenant Management Help
Typically, HCP is included as a subdomain in your DNS. If this is not the case
The location of the hosts file depends on the client operating system:
•On Windows, by default: c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
•On Mac OS® X: /private/etc/hosts
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Note: If HCP is not included in your DNS, |
Hostname mappings
Each entry in a hosts file is a mapping of an IP address to a hostname. For
Each hosts file entry you create for access to
•A
•The FQDN of the
For example, if the
192.168.210.16 |
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2001:0db8::101 |
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You can include comments in a hosts file either on separate lines or following a mapping on the same line. Each comment must start with a number sign (#). Blank lines are ignored.
Hostname mapping considerations
In the hosts file, you can map IP addresses for any number of nodes to a single domain name. The way a client uses multiple IP address mappings for a single domain name depends on the client platform. For information about how your client handles hosts file entries that define multiple IP address mappings for a single domain name, see your client documentation.
If any of the HCP nodes listed in the hosts file are unavailable, timeouts may occur when you use a hosts file to access the system through the management API.
Sample hosts file
Here’s a sample hosts file that contains mappings
192.168.210.16 |
finance.hcp.example.com |
192.168.210.17 |
finance.hcp.example.com |
192.168.210.18 |
finance.hcp.example.com |
192.168.210.19 |
finance.hcp.example.com |
2001:0db8::101 |
finance.hcp.example.com |
2001:0db8::102 |
finance.hcp.example.com |
2001:0db8::103 |
finance.hcp.example.com |
2001:0db8::104 |
finance.hcp.example.com |
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