View and manage aliases for individual host
This section describes how you can view, add, edit, and delete aliases of an individual host.
Host aliases can be viewed under the Alias Names column in the Inventory List View for all the Hosts. If the Alias Names column is not visible in the view, add it from the Columns list present on the view. You can also hover your mouse pointer in the Alias Names column to see the alias list in a tool tip.
Alternatively, you can also view the host aliases in the Host Overview report of the associated host. The Host Overview report opens when you click the hostname on the Inventory List view.
The steps below help you to add multiple aliases to a single host manually.
To add one or more aliases to a single host:
- Open the Host Inventory view on the IT Analytics Portal.
- Select the host for which you want to assign aliases and click Manage Alias.
- On the Manage Alias pop-up, click Add New Alias.
- Enter the new alias name and click OK. The name must be unique and unlike the host name. Also, avoid using special characters.
The new alias gets added to the Manage Alias pop-up .
- Click Close on the Manage Alias pop-up. The new alias gets assigned to the respective host.
To edit a host alias:
- Open the Host Inventory view on the IT Analytics Portal.
- Select the host for which you want to edit the alias and click Manage Alias.
- On the Manage Alias pop-up, click the edit icon against the alias name. The text entry becomes editable.
- Add the required changes and click Close to exit the Manage Alias pop-up.
The changed alias is displayed under theAlias Names column
To delete a host alias:
- Open the Host Inventory view on the IT Analytics Portal.
- Select the host for which you want to edit the alias and click Manage Alias.
- On the Manage Alias pop-up, click the cross icon against the alias name.
- Click Yes on the confirmation message. The alias is deleted from the the Manage Alias pop-up.
- Click Close to exit the Manage Alias pop-up and save changes.
The alias list is updated under theAlias Names column.
