Specifying Server Addresses

Depending on the networking environment in which the Discover servers are deployed, you may be required to specify server addresses as IP addresses, domain names, or fully qualified domain names.

About this task

Any specified name must be resolvable by the Portal, which is hosted on the Portal Server, so that it can interact with the Discover software hosted on the server.

Note: For additional requirements, please contact your network infrastructure administrator.

When specifying the address of a server, the following lists the order of preference for Discover in how to specify it:

  • Server names may be up to 256 characters in length.

Procedure

  1. IP Address: A direct IP address in the form of 255.255.255.255 for the machine hosting the Discover server is the best solution.
  2. hostname: Hostnames such as myhost or server1 can be used, although there may be problems associated with DNS validation of the hostname.
    • In some environments, you may need to specify the hostname as a fully qualified domain name.
  3. localhost: The localhost reference should be avoided, as it can be misinterpreted.
    Note: Avoid using localhost to specify a server hosted on the Portal Server. Exceptions:
    • The SQL Server can be referred to as localhost, if it is hosted on the same machine as the Portal.