Using /etc/hosts Entries to Poll Transfer Nodes

If you cannot use a Fully Qualified Domain Name to point Faspex to the list of IP addresses referencing all the transfer nodes, then it is possible to use a name defined in the /etc/hosts file on each server in the Faspex cluster.

On each node of the cluster, add multiple host entries for a name like “transfer-nodes” to your /etc/hosts file. For example:

# cat /etc/hosts
... some other entries
10.0.115.101 transfer-nodes
10.0.115.102 transfer-nodes

Verify that the operating system has successfully taken those entries into consideration by running the following command:

# getent hosts transfer-nodes
10.0.115.101 transfer-nodes
10.0.115.102 transfer-nodes

You can then add the entries to your Faspex file storage by going to Server > File Storage > Add New Node and entering the name ("transfer-nodes") in the Host field. Configure the rest of the fields as normal.