Grass Valley PROFILE FAMILY v.2.5 - Manual (Page 247)

Editing the Hosts File
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Editing the Hosts File
The next step is to edit the file c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts. This file
tells the Profile system what IP address is associated with what Profile unit. If
you enter in all the Profile units’ IP addresses that are on your network, then the
same file can be copied onto all the other Profile units. This saves you editing
each Profile’s individual hosts file. You can also use a DNS server for name
lookup, however instructions for using such a server are outside the scope of
this manual.
An alternative to editing the hosts file is to use the PDR Network Configuration
service (
fcncs ) to automatically update and maintain the hosts file. For more
information on fcncs , see “The PDR Network Configuration Service” on page
252. If you want to use fcncs to automatically update your hosts file, you must
enable auto host table administration by entering the command fcconfig -hta on
followed by Enter. Your c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file will now be
automatically administered by
fcncs .
To update your hosts file manually:
1. Open the file in Notepad. The format is simple. First type the Ethernet IP
address, followed by the machine name, such as PROFILE1 . On the next line,
type the IP address of the Fibre Channel board in that Profile unit, then the
machine name again and add the characters
_fc0 . Here is an example:
192.168.99.1 PROFILE1
192.168.100.1 PROFILE1_fc0
192.168.99.2 PROFILE2
192.168.100.2 PROFILE2_fc0