HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 Windows Storage Server Edition Administration Guide (403103-005, January 2008)

Chapter 15: Configure Virtual Hosts 183
Configure Applications for Virtual Hosts
After creating virtual hosts, you will need to configure your network
applications to recognize them. For example, if you are using a Web
server, you may need to edit its configuration files to recognize and
respond to the virtual hosts. By default, FTP responds to any virtual host
request it receives.
You do not need to configure operating system software or files to
respond to the virtual host; HP Clustered File System does that
configuration for you. For example, do not edit start-up scripts to add
virtual host information.
Other Procedures
Enable or Disable a Virtual Host
By default, virtual hosts are enabled. This means that HP Clustered File
System attempts to locate the virtual host in the cluster in accordance
with the activeness policy for virtual hosts. (See “Virtual Host Activeness
Policy” on page 186.)
HP Clustered File System does not attempt to locate a disabled virtual
host in the cluster.
If you disable a currently active virtual host, any associated monitors on
the server where the virtual host is active will go through their stopping
activities and the virtual host will become inactive throughout the cluster.
To disable a virtual host, select the virtual host on the Management
Console, right-click, and select Disable. To disable a virtual host from the
command line, use this command:
mx vhost disable <vhost>
To enable a previously disabled virtual host, select the virtual host on the
Management Console, right-click, and select Enable. To enable a virtual
host from the command line, use this command:
mx vhost enable <vhost>