Network Configuration field descriptions

Last Updated : Nov 06, 2015 |
Prolog information
Name
Description
Host Name
The host name of the virtual machine. You can align the host name with the DNS name of the virtual machine.
Do not type underscore (_) in the Host Name field.
Alias Host Name
The alias host name for duplicated virtual machines only.
When a duplicated virtual machine runs in survivable mode, ensure that the system displays the Alias Host Name field.
DNS Domain
The domain name server (DNS) domain of the virtual machine.
Search Domain List
The DNS domain name of the search list. If there are more than one search list names, separate each name with commas.
Primary DNS
The primary DNS IP address.
Secondary DNS
The secondary DNS IP address. This field is optional.
Tertiary DNS
The tertiary DNS IP address. This field is optional.
Server ID
The unique server ID, which is a number between 1 and 256. On a duplicated virtual machine or survivable virtual machine, the number cannot be 1.
IPv6 is currently
Specifies the status of IPv6. The options are:
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  • Default Gateway IPv4
    The default gateway IP address.
    Default Gateway IPv6
    The IPv6-compliant IP address of the default gateway.
    IP Configuration
    The set of parameters to configure an Ethernet port, such as, eth0, eth1, or eth2. The parameters are:
    • IPv4 Address
    • Subnet Mask
    • IPv6 Address
    • Prefix
    • Alias IP Address: IPv4 Address (for duplicated virtual machines only)
    • Alias IP Address: IPv6 Address (for duplicated virtual machines only)
    Note:
    You can configure as many Ethernet ports as available on the NICs of your virtual machine.
    Functional Assignment
    Based on the system configuration, the system displays the following options.
    • Note:
      When you select the
    Restrict Management traffic to Out-Of-Band interface is currently
    The possible values are:
    By default the value of this field is set to

    Button descriptions

    Name
    Description
    Change
    Updates the system configuration files with the current values on the page and restarts the Communication Manager processes.
    Restart CM
    Updates the system configuration files with the current values on the page.
    Note:
    Click Restart CM only after configuring the complete settings of the virtual machine. Too many restarts can escalate to a full Communication Manager reboot.