Host alias collection

 

An alias is the DNS host name and port number that a client uses to form the URL request for a Web application resource.

To manage host name aliases defined for a virtual host...

console | Environment | Virtual Hosts | virtual_host_name | Host Aliases

Host Name

Specifies the IP address, DNS host name with domain name suffix, or just the DNS host name, used by a client to request a Web application resource (such as a servlet, JSP, or HTML page). For example, the host alias name is myhost in a DNS name of myhost:8080.

Port

Specifies the port for which the Web server has been configured to accept client requests. For example, the port assignment is 8080 in a DNS name of myhost:8080. A URL refers to this DNS as:

http://myhost:8080/servlet/snoop


Related concepts
Virtual hosts
How requests map to virtual host aliases
Related tasks
Configuring virtual hosts
Related reference
Administrative console buttons
Administrative console filter settings
Administrative console preference settings
Administrative console page features
Host alias settings