Static Hosts

The Static Hosts page enables you to edit the hosts file for the Standalone Sentry appliance.

Figure 1. Static Hosts

Adding hosts

You can add an entry to the hosts file on the Standalone Sentry appliance in the Sentry System Manager.

Procedure

In the Standalone Sentry System Manager go to Settings > Static Hosts.

Click the Add button.

Figure 2. Adding static hosts

Use the following guidelines to complete the displayed fields:

Field	Description
IP Address	The IP address for the host you are adding.
FQDN	The fully-qualified domain name for this host, as in myserver.mycompany.com.
Alias	The alias for this host. Up to 29 aliases are allowed.

NOTE:

No more than 799 characters are allowed for each host entry. Each host entry includes the IP address, FQDN, and the alias.

Click Save.

Editing hosts

To edit an entry in the hosts file on the Sentry appliance, click the IP address for the host displayed in the Static Hosts screen in the Standalone Sentry System Manager in Settings > Static Hosts.

Deleting hosts

To delete an entry in the hosts file on the Sentry appliance, select the IP address for the host displayed in the Static Hosts screen in the Standalone Sentry System Manager in Settings > Static Hosts.

Procedure

In the Static Hosts screen, select the host to be deleted.

Click Delete.