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Chapter 9 Managing the SAN 131
Configuration
Each network interface should have an /etc/hostname.interface file defining the
name of the IP address associated with it. For example, an FCIP network interface
fcip0 will have a file named /etc/hostname.fcip0.
1. Manually create a
/etc/hostname.interface file with a text editor so it contains a
single line that identifies the host name or interface IP address.
2. Use a text editor to make any additional entries to the /etc/inet/hosts file.
The Solaris installation program creates the /etc/inet/hosts file with minimum
entries. You must manually make additional entries with a text editor. (Refer to the
hosts(4) man page for additional information).
The /etc/inet/hosts file contains the hosts database. This file contains the host
names and the primary network interface IP addresses, other network interfaces
attached to the machine, and any other network interface that the machine should
know about.
CODE EXAMPLE 9-4 sun1 machine /etc/inet/hosts
3. Edit the /etc/nsswitch.conf file so all the uncommented entries will have the
word “files” before any other name service.
The /etc/nsswitch.conf specifies which name service to use for a particular
machine.
CODE EXAMPLE 9-5 sun1 machine /etc/nsswitch.conf File
Invocation
After installation, FCIP has to be started manually using ifconfig. On subsequent
reboots, the FCIP network interface starts automatically.
127.0.0.1 localhost loghost
192.9.200.70 sun1 #This is the local host name
192.9.201.10 fcip0 #Interface to network 192.9.201.10
hosts: files nis