HP 8.20q Fibre Channel Switch - Manual (Page 62)

62 Managing Switches
Setting DNS properties
SAN Connection Manager enables you to set the DNS on the switch. DNS is a system that stores all the
information associated with domain names in a database. DNS is used to attach easy-to-remember
domain names to hard-to-remember IP addresses in the form of URLs and e-mail addresses.
To set the switch DNS properties:
1. To access the DNS Properties dialog box, choose one of the following options:
• On the Adapter & Switch Management menu, click Set DNS Properties. (If you have more than one
switch in your SAN, the Switch Selection dialog box prompts you to select a switch, and then click
OK.)
• In the content pane’s Physical Connection map, right-click a switch icon to select that specific switch.
Then on the shortcut menu, click Set DNS Properties.
The DNS Properties dialog box ( Figure 38 ) opens.
Figure 38 DNS Properties dialog box
2. Under DNS Options, complete the following:
a. To enable DNS on the switch, select the DNS Client check box. To disable DNS on the switch, clear
the check box.
b. If you enable DNS, in the Local Hostname box, enter a valid local host name.
Set DNS Configuration