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andyfriday
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‎07-30-2007 02:44 AM
‎07-30-2007 02:44 AM

hostname using dns alias?

Hi,

Does anyone know if I can use a DNS cname as the hostname in a flexlm licence file?

I'm thinking if the server dies we could moved the NIC into a second server so the host id is the same and just change where the cname points.

What do you think?

Cheers, Andy.
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Anonymous
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‎07-30-2007 06:53 AM
‎07-30-2007 06:53 AM

You can use the full DNS name.

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"andyfriday" wrote in message news:5673193@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hi,

Does anyone know if I can use a DNS cname as the hostname in a flexlm
licence file?

I'm thinking if the server dies we could moved the NIC into a second server
so the host id is the same and just change where the cname points.

What do you think?

Cheers, Andy.
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andyfriday
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‎07-30-2007 07:27 AM
‎07-30-2007 07:27 AM

I know realservername.domain.com would work.

I'm wondering whether a service alias cname such as flexlm.domain.com initially pointing to realserver.domain.com but able to be redirected would work.

So you could move the NIC to a new machine called realservername2.domain.com, update the cname to point to realserver2.domain.com and it would work.

cheers
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andyfriday
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‎07-30-2007 07:29 AM
‎07-30-2007 07:29 AM

One final clarification. 🙂

So the host in the flexlm licence file would not change as it would be the cname flexlm.domain.com.

The host ID would not change as the NIC would be moved to the new server.
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Anonymous
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‎07-30-2007 08:47 AM
‎07-30-2007 08:47 AM

I don't know for sure. I have not tried that.

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JTB World - Software development and consulting
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http://www.jtbworld.com
http://jtbworld.blogspot.com

JTB World offers you software's, custom software development, consulting...
http://www.jtbworld.com/about.htm

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www.jtbworld.com/jtbflexreport

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"andyfriday" wrote in message news:5673483@discussion.autodesk.com...
One final clarification. 🙂

So the host in the flexlm licence file would not change as it would be the
cname flexlm.domain.com.

The host ID would not change as the NIC would be moved to the new server.
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Anonymous
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‎08-05-2007 12:43 AM
‎08-05-2007 12:43 AM

> Does anyone know if I can use a DNS cname as the hostname in a flexlm
> licence file?
> I'm thinking if the server dies we could moved the NIC into a second
> server so the host id is the same and just change where the cname points.

> What do you think?

This will work out.
In some cases you can also replace the hostname with the special keyword:
"this_host". Then you won't need to change it when moving it to a new
machine.

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Anonymous
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‎08-20-2007 01:34 AM
‎08-20-2007 01:34 AM

Use a virtual Serrver, you can set the NIC.

wrote in message news:5673193@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hi,

Does anyone know if I can use a DNS cname as the hostname in a flexlm
licence file?

I'm thinking if the server dies we could moved the NIC into a second server
so the host id is the same and just change where the cname points.

What do you think?

Cheers, Andy.
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Anonymous
in reply to: andyfriday
‎08-20-2007 02:53 AM
‎08-20-2007 02:53 AM


> Does anyone know if I can use a DNS cname as
the hostname in a flexlm
> licence file?

 

I think this should work out. Essentially a
requirement is that it should be resolvable.

> I'm thinking if the
server dies we could moved the NIC into a second server
> so the host id
is the same and just change where the cname points.

> What do you
think?

The only way to find out is to really try it. Some
times you can be surprised about what might come up.

 



 
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