topic RE: Name resolution on the dashboard in ExtremeCloud IQ- Site Engine Management Center

Name resolution on the dashboard

DH1 — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:16:00 GMT

Hello,

How can I get the Dashboard to shows switch names instead of IP's? I don't have DNS resolution on my network equipment so can it just insert the system name instead of the IP? Running EMC 7.0.5.12

Thanks

RE: Name resolution on the dashboard

Rich_Upshaw — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 21:40:00 GMT

I'm not sure how to do it in the web GUI, go to Network, Legacy, and fire up Console through the Java app. Once in Console, go to Tools, Options. Under Suite Options, Click Data Display Format and check the Radio button for "Use System Name". This change should reflect in the Web GUI as well.

RE: Name resolution on the dashboard

DH1 — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 21:53:00 GMT

Hi Rich,

I already had that enabled. OneView shows the device name in everything except the dashboard where it shows IP's.

Thanks for the pointer, maybe this is an issue with OneView?

RE: Name resolution on the dashboard

Rich_Upshaw — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 21:55:00 GMT

Are you looking for DNS name resolution? There's an option for that in there too if so. I'm using the same version of EMC as you are and my switches are showing names in the dashboard.

RE: Name resolution on the dashboard

DH1 — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 22:06:00 GMT

Do you have your switches populated within your DNS server? If so and you have DNS resolution turned on that would make sense. I don't have my switches in DNS so name resolution won't help me unless I create a Host file on the server.

RE: Name resolution on the dashboard

Rich_Upshaw — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 22:14:00 GMT

Yes, and I just realized that the ones that don't have an A record in DNS only show IP address.

RE: Name resolution on the dashboard

DH1 — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 23:30:00 GMT

So this seems to be an issue with the dashboard not being able to use Nicknames or System Names.

RE: Name resolution on the dashboard

Ronald_Dvorak — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 23:47:00 GMT

I think it's because the dashboard is more like a report - in that case a pre-defined one and the settings for the names do not apply to them .... but I'd be wrong 