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Generating host tables for devices with SiteConfig
4 October 2010
Prerequisites for this task are as follows:
Planned control network settings are applied to control network interfaces and
devices are communicating on the control network as de ned in the system
description.
Interfaces for networks that require name resolution via the hosts le, such as the
FTP/streaming network, have settings applied and are communicating.
You have viewed host names, as currently de ned in the system description, and
determined that they are correct.
The control point PC is added to the system description so that it is included in the
host tables generated by SiteCon g.
1. In the
Network Configuration | Networks
node.
2. Click
.
View Hosts file
A Hosts File Contents window opens that displays the contents of the hosts le
as currently de ned in the system description.
3. Verify the information in the hosts le.
4. Do one of the following:
If you are managing host table information yourself, click
copy of the hosts le to a location on the control point PC. Then open the copy
of the hosts le, copy the desired host table information from it, and paste it
into your facility hosts le as desired. Then you can use your own process to
distribute the facility hosts le to devices. Remember to distribute to the control
point PC so that SiteCon g and other management applications such as
K2Con g can resolve network host names.
If SiteCon g is managing hosts les, do the following:
NOTE: Writing hosts les to multiple devices consumes system resource and
network bandwidth. Therefore it is recommended that you wait and do this
after the system is complete and fully implemented, rather than updating hosts
les incrementally as you discover/assign devices.
a) In the
Network Configuration | Devices | Devices
to which you intend to write the hosts le and select
A Host File Contents window opens that displays the contents of the hosts
le that is currently on that actual device.
b) Verify that there is no information that you want to retain in the device s current
hosts le that is not also in the hosts le as currently de ned in the system
description. If you need to save the device's current hosts le, click
and save to a different location.
c) In the
Network Configuration | Devices | Devices
or use Ctrl + Click to select multiple devices, and select
Con guring the network
tree view, select a network, site, or system
Save As
list view, right-click a device
View Current Host File
list view, right-click a device
Update Host File
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and save a
.
Save As
.
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