Manage hosts file

To manage hosts file with the virtual appliance, use the Manage Hosts File page.

1. From the top-level menu of the Appliance Dashboard, click Manage System Settings > Network Settings > Hosts File. All current host records with their IP addresses and host names are displayed.

2. On the Manage Hosts File page, work with host records or host names.
   • Add a host record
     1. Select the root level Host Records entry or do not select any entries.
     2. Click New.

     3. On the Create Host record page, do these actions.

        Address

        Specify the IP address of the host record.

        Host Name

        Specify the host name of the host record.

     4. Click Save.
   • Add a host name to a host record
     1. Select a host record entry to add the host name to.
     2. Click New.

     3. On the Add Hostname to Host Record page, enter the host name.
     4. Click Save.
   • Remove a host record
     1. Select a host record entry to delete.
     2. Click Delete.

     3. On the confirmation page, click Yes to confirm the deletion.
   • Remove a host name from a host record
     1. Select host name entry to delete.
     2. Click Delete.

     3. On the confirmation page, click Yes to confirm the deletion. If the removed host name is the only associated host name for the IP address, then the entire host record (the IP address and host name) is removed.
   • Refresh the data

     Click Refresh to display the most recent version of the data since it was last refreshed.

Parent topic: Manage system settings for the virtual appliance