Re: Changing ip address solaris server hosting oracle

sybrandb_at_yahoo.com wrote:

> The hosts file wouldn't need to change, as you are using DNS, aren't
> you.
> Yet another thing to change.
>

hosts files should always be evaluated before DNS and it is best practice to record there at least the machine hostname.

If you have a multi-layered architecture you may wish to place there even the name of all your machines.

A DNS query is costly and a DNS is not always reliable (even with a secondary one configured).

Yes, to maitain such a file can be costly but can help improving performance and save your from outages.

Regards

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Fabrizio Magni

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