Using ClusterCATS
ClusterCATS Utilities

Using hostinfo

The hostinfo utility is a network management tool that displays information about a domain name. Use it to analyze and troubleshoot problems with DNS mappings to a domain.

Syntax

Invoke hostinfo from the command line in the <CC_install_directory>/ directory using the following syntax:

hostinfo [fully_qualified_host_name]

Specifying a fully qualified host name is optional. If you do not specify one, then hostinfo returns information about the current host.

Sample output

The following sample output from the hostinfo utility provides information about a set of round-robin DNS host names.

>hostinfo macromedia.com

Information for host 'macromedia.com':
        FQHN: macromedia.com
        Primary Address: 0.0.0.0
        Domain: .com
        Aliases: 
      macromedia.com 
      www1.macromedia.com 
      www2.macromedia.com 
      www3.macromedia.com
        Addresses: 
      205.181.25.81 
      205.181.25.82 
      205.181.25.83

The hostinfo utility displays the domain name, the primary IP address, and any IP aliases. If the primary IP address is set to 0.0.0.0, the domain is using round-robin DNS. The round robin names appear under the Alias section of the DNS table and the round-robin addresses appear under the Addresses section.

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