Configure a FactoryTalk Directory using a DNS alias name

Beginning with FactoryTalk Services Platform version 6.30.00, you can use a DNS alias name, or CNAME, to specify the FactoryTalk Directory server on each client computer. By altering the computer name associated with the DNS alias name, the FactoryTalk Directory server association can be changed without reconfiguring the FactoryTalk Directory association of each client computer. The DNS alias name is created and maintained in the DNS sever. This capability allows you to switch from an old to a new FactoryTalk Directory server with minimal effort and impact on the system.
IMPORTANT:
This function requires FactoryTalk Linx version 6.30.00 or later.
Prerequisites
  • Ensure that an existing DNS alias name is associated with the computer hosting the FactoryTalk Directory server in the DNS server.
To configure a FactoryTalk Directory using a DNS alias name
  1. On the computer hosting the FactoryTalk Directory server, open FactoryTalk Administration Console, and then go to
    localhost > System > Policies > System Policies > Security Policy
    .
  2. In the
    DNS alias name of the FactoryTalk Directory server
     box, enter the DNS alias name.
  3. Select
    Apply
    , and then select
    OK
    .
  4. Configure all client computers to use the DNS alias name associated with the FactoryTalk Directory server as necessary.
    TIP:
    You need to enter the DNS alias name manually in the FactoryTalk Directory Server Location Utility.
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