Technical data

CREATE HOST
CREATE HOST
Creates a hosts database file with:
• One entry for LOCALHOST
• LOCALHOST’s alias, localhost
• LOCALHOST’s address, 127.0.0.1
The hosts database file name and location are specified by the logical name
TCPIP$HOST. If the logical name is not defined, the database file name will be
TCPIP$HOST.DAT in your current directory.
Related commands: SET HOST, SHOW HOST, CONVERT/VMS HOST
Format
CREATE HOST
Restrictions
Requires:
• Write access to the directory with the hosts database.
• Read and write access to the hosts database.
Caution
Do not execute this command unless you intend to reconfigure your entire
cluster.
Examples
1.
TCPIP> CREATE HOST
Creates a hosts database with one entry for LOCALHOST.
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