diff --git a/docs/source/QA/makehosts.rst b/docs/source/QA/makehosts.rst index ba9755033..2c34bb586 100644 --- a/docs/source/QA/makehosts.rst +++ b/docs/source/QA/makehosts.rst @@ -67,15 +67,15 @@ Q: How to configure aliases? There are 3 methods to configure aliases: #. Use ``hostnames`` in ``hosts`` table to configure aliases for the installnic. -#. If you want to use script ``confignetwork`` to configure secondary NICs, suggest to use ``aliases`` in ``nics`` table to configure aliases. Refer to :doc:`Configure Aliases <../guides/admin-guides/manage_clusters/common/deployment/network/cfg_network_aliases>` -#. If you want to generate aliases records in ``/etc/hosts`` for secondary NICs and you don't want to use the script ``confignetwork`` to configure these NICs, suggest to use ``otherinterfaces`` in ``hosts`` table to configure aliases. Refer to following example: - +#. If you want to use script ``confignetwork`` to configure secondary NICs, suggest to use ``aliases`` in ``nics`` table to configure aliases. Refer to :doc:`Configure Aliases <../guides/admin-guides/manage_clusters/common/deployment/network/cfg_network_aliases>` +#. If you want to generate aliases records in ``/etc/hosts`` for secondary NICs and you don't want to use the script ``confignetwork`` to configure these NICs, suggest to use ``otherinterfaces`` in ``hosts`` table to configure aliases. Refer to following example: + * If you want to add ``node1-hd`` ``20.1.1.1`` in ``hosts`` table, and don't use ``confignetwork`` to configure it, you can add ``otherinterfaces`` like this: :: - chdef node1 otherinterfaces="node1-hd:20.1.1.1" + chdef node1 otherinterfaces="node1-hd:20.1.1.1" * After executing ``makehosts -n``, you can get records in ``/etc/hosts`` like following: :: - + 20.1.1.1 node1-hd **Note**: If suffixes or aliases for the same IP are configured in both ``hosts`` table and ``nics`` table, will cause conflicts. ``makehosts`` will use values from ``nics`` table. The values from ``nics`` table will over-write that from ``hosts`` table to create ``/etc/hosts`` records. @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ You can follow the best practice example. * There are 2 networks in different domains: ``mgtnetwork`` and ``pubnetwork`` * ``mgtnetwork`` is xCAT management network * Generate 2 records with the same hostname in ``/etc/hosts``, like: :: - + 10.5.106.101 node1.cluster.com 192.168.20.101 node1.public.com @@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ You can follow the best practice example. #. Add networks entry in ``networks`` table: :: chdef -t network mgtnetwork net=10.0.0.0 mask=255.0.0.0 domain=cluster.com - chdef -t network pubnetwork net=192.168.30.0 mask=255.255.255.0 domain=public.com - + chdef -t network pubnetwork net=192.168.30.0 mask=255.255.255.0 domain=public.com + #. Create ``node1`` with ``ip=10.5.106.101``, xCAT can manage and install this node: :: - - chdef node1 ip=10.5.106.101 groups=all + + chdef node1 ip=10.5.106.101 groups=all #. Create ``node1-pub`` with ``ip=192.168.30.101``, this node is only used to generate ``/etc/hosts`` records for public network, can use ``_unmanaged`` group name to label it: :: @@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ You can follow the best practice example. #. Execute ``makehosts -n`` to generate ``/etc/hosts`` records: :: makehosts -n - + #. Check results in ``/etc/hosts``: :: - + 10.5.106.101 node1 node1.cluster.com 192.168.30.101 node1-pub node1.public.com