Configuring exceptions to seed-name name resolution
You can define local exceptions to seed-name name resolution by adding the keywords and values that are
identified in the right column of configuring-exceptions-to-seed-name-name-resolution.html#GUID-A4024AAC-CAA2-4B3E-8163-644952CCF0FD-en__NAME_RESOLUTION_92417 to specific systems in the seed file.Chapter 2 in describes the format of a seed file.
To configure exceptions for seed-name name resolution:
- Configure seed-name name resolution as described in“Configuring seed-name name resolution” on page 155.
- Revise your seed file and, for each exception entry in the seed file, add a keyword and value as follows:NAMEFORMAT=<naming source> 192.168.6.5 NAMEFORMAT=TM_USEAUTONAME 192.168.12.2 NAMEFORMAT=TM_USELOOPBACK 192.168.2.2 NAMEFORMAT=TM_USEPRIVATEIP
- Import the seed file for discovery.The locally specified naming sources will be used to name the systems.If the resolution process is unsuccessful for the specified naming source for a system, a final procedure will use a public IP address, a private IP address, or the SNMP agent address for the system name.