The name-resolver.conf file contains configuration parameters that you edit to control how the IP Manager names discovered systems. The parameters are a subset of attributes that are defined for the ICF-TopologyManager object.

Parameters in the name-resolver.conf file describes the parameters in the name-resolver.conf file. The parameters and their values are case-sensitive.

Table 1. Parameters in the name-resolver.conf file

Parameter

Value

Description

NameFormat

TM_USEAUTONAME,TM_USESEEDNAME

Default: TM_USEAUTONAME

Determines how the discovery process assigns a name to a discovered system. Valid values are:

  • TM_USEAUTONAME

    The discovery process uses the parameter values in the AutoNameOrder section of this file as the source for system names.

  • TM_USESEEDNAME

    The discovery process uses the seed name as the system name.

How the discovery process names a system is described in the VMware Smart Assurance IP Management Suite Discovery Guide.

AutoNameOrder section

TM_USELOOPBACK

0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 order priority

Default: 0

Resolve loopback IP (v4 or v6) address: If a loopback interface IP address can be resolved to a name, that name will be used to name the system. By default, the default loopback interface type number is 24 (represents the “software loopback” interface type).

TM_USESYSNAME

0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 order priority

Default: 1

Resolve MIB-II sysName: If the sysName can be resolved to at least one IP (v4 or v6) address and at least one of the resolved IP addresses resolves back to the sysName, the sysName will be used to name the system.

TM_USENONPRIVATEIP

0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 order priority

Default: 2

Resolve nonprivate IP (v4 or v6) address: If at least one of the IP addresses is not a private IP address, the nonprivate IP address is used to resolve the name. Once a name is resolved, the name is used to name the system.

TM_USEPRIVATEIP

0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 order priority

Default: 3

For IPv4 protocol only, resolve private IP address: If at least one of the IP addresses is a private IP address, the private IP address will be used to resolve the name. Once a name is resolved, the name will be used to name the system.

By default, the private IP address pattern is 10.*|192.168.*|172.<16-31>.*, which is defined as:

  • Any IP address with the value of 10 in the first octet (10.*.*.*).

  • Any IP address with a value of 172 in the first octet and a value between 16 and 31 in the second octet (172.<16-31>.*.*).

  • Any IP address with a value of 192 in the first octet and a value of 168 in the second octet (192.168.*.*).

TM_USEAGENTADDRESS

0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 order priority

Default: 4

Resolve SNMP agent address: If an SNMP agent address can be resolved to a name, that name will be used to name the system.

The VMware Smart Assurance IP Management Suite Discovery Guide provides details on how the SNMP Agent address is determined.