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diff --git a/docs/system/host-information.rst b/docs/system/host-information.rst index 1f2f6918..89f1c6ad 100644 --- a/docs/system/host-information.rst +++ b/docs/system/host-information.rst @@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ it covers the following topics: * Host name * Domain * IP address -* Default gateway * Aliases Hostname @@ -18,131 +17,47 @@ Hostname A hostname is the label (name) assigned to a network device (a host) on a network and is used to distinguish one device from another on specific networks -or over the internet. +or over the internet. On the other hand this will be the name which appears on +the command line prompt. -Set a system host name: +.. cfgcmd:: set system host-name '<hostname>' -.. code-block:: none + Set system hostname. The hostname can be up to 63 characters. A hostname + must start and end with a letter or digit, and have as interior characters + only letters, digits, or a hyphen. - set system host-name <hostname> - -.. note:: Only letters, numbers and hyphens are allowed. - -Show host name: - -.. code-block:: none - - show system host-name - -Delete host name: - -.. code-block:: none - - delete system host-name <hostname> - -Example: Set system hostname to 'RT01': - -.. code-block:: none - - set system host-name RT01 - commit - show system host-name - host-name RT01 + The default hostname used is `vyos`. Domain Name =========== A domain name is the label (name) assigned to a computer network and is thus -unique. - -Set the system's domain: - -.. code-block:: none - - set system domain-name <domain> - -.. note:: Only letters, numbers, hyphens and periods are allowed. - -Show domain: - -.. code-block:: none - - show system domain-name - -Remove domain name: - -.. code-block:: none - - set system delete domain-name <domain> - -Example: Set system domain to example.com: - -.. code-block:: none - - set system domain-name example.com - commit - show system domain-name - domain-name example.com - -Static host mappings -==================== - -How to assign IPs to interfaces is described in chapter -:ref:`interfaces-addresses`. This section shows how to statically map a system -IP to its host name for local (meaning on this VyOS instance) DNS resolution: - -.. code-block:: none - - set system static-host-mapping host-name <hostname> inet <IP address> - -Show static mapping: - -.. code-block:: none - - show system static-host-mapping - -Example: Create a static mapping between the system's hostname `RT01` and -IP address `10.20.30.41`: - -.. code-block:: none - - set system static-host-mapping host-name RT01 inet 10.20.30.41 - commit - show system static-host-mapping - host-name RT01 { - inet 10.20.30.41 - } - -Aliases -------- - -One or more system aliases (static mappings) can be defined: - -.. code-block:: none - - set system static-host-mapping host-name <hostname> alias <alias> +unique. VyOS appends the domain name as a suffix to any unqualified name. For +example, if you set the domain name `example.com`, and you would ping the +unqualified name of `crux`, then VyOS qualifies the name to `crux.example.com`. -Show aliases: +.. cfgcmd:: set system domain-name '<domain>' -.. code-block:: none + Configure system domain name. A domain name must start and end with a letter + or digit, and have as interior characters only letters, digits, or a hyphen. - show system static-mapping +Static Hostname Mapping +======================= -Delete alias: +How an IP address is assigned to an interface in :ref:`interfaces-addresses`. +This section shows how to statically map an IP address to a hostname for local +(meaning on this VyOS instance) name resolution. -.. code-block:: none +.. cfgcmd:: set system static-host-mapping host-name '<hostname>' inet '<address>' - delete system static-host-mapping host-name <hostname> alias <alias> + Create a static hostname mapping which will always resolve the name + `<hostname>` to IP address `<address>`. -Example: Set alias `router1` for system with hostname `RT01`: -.. code-block:: none +.. cfgcmd:: set system static-host-mapping host-name '<hostname>' alias '<alias>' - set system static-host-mapping host-name RT01 alias router1 - commit - show system static-host-mapping - host-name RT01 { - alias router1 - inet 10.20.30.41 - } + Create named `<alias>` for the configured static mapping for `<hostname>`. + Thus the address configured as :cfgcmd:`set system static-host-mapping + host-name '<hostname>' inet '<address>'` can be reached via multiple names. + Multiple aliases can pe specified per host-name. |