13.1 Description

Host name information for identifying other devices on the network can be set in the Switch. This information can be used to specify another networked device when configuring the Switch to perform logging, for example. You can set host name information in the Switch by using either of the following methods:

• Specify host names individually using the ip host or ipv6 host configuration command.

• Query the DNS server on the network using the DNS resolver functionality.

When setting host names by using the ip host or ipv6 host configuration command, you must explicitly associate an IP address with each host name to be used. When using the DNS resolver, there is no need to map IP addresses with referenced host names because the Switch looks them up by querying the DNS server.

If you set a host name by using the ip host or ipv6 host configuration command and also use the DNS resolver, the host name set in the configuration command takes priority.

The DNS resolver functionality provided by the Switch complies with RFC 1034 and RFC 1035.