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7-mode/HA pair/V-Series : Configuration : Network : NIS : Understanding NIS : How to use NIS to maintain host information
How to use NIS to maintain host information
NIS enables you to centrally maintain host information. In addition, NIS enables you to maintain user information.
NIS provides the following methods for resolving the storage system's host name:
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Using the /etc/hosts file on the NIS server
You can download the /etc/hosts file on the NIS server o your storage system's default volume for local host-name lookup.
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Using a hosts map that is maintained as a database on the NIS server
The storage system uses the hosts map to query during a host lookup request across the network.