Registering the primary SVP host name

You must register the primary SVP host name before completing any of the following tasks.

• Specify a host name instead of an IP address when accessing Device Manager - Storage Navigator.
• Obtain the public key certificate for SSL-encrypted communication from the CA (Certificate Authority). You must register the server name as the host name to the DNS server or the hosts file. The server name is entered in the certificate as a common name.

  Enter the SVP host name and IP address in the DNS server or the hosts file of the management client. You can register any host name to the DNS server or the hosts file, but there are restrictions on the letters you can use for the host name.

• DNS settingYou must register the IP address and host name of the SVP to the DNS server that manages the network to which the SVP is connected.
• Hosts file settingYou must enter the IP address and host name of the SVP to the hosts file of the management client. The general directory of the hosts file is:
  • Windows C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
  • UNIX/etc/hosts