Why is it done? See: bug# 6184878
Set this jvm-option in the server-config, and hostnames will be used
instead of IP addresses:
<jvm-options>-Dhadbusehostname=true</jvm-options>
Bernhard Thalmayr wrote:
> Hi experts (postin to this alias to get the gory details),
> if I run
>
> ..../asadmin configure-ha-cluster --user <admin-user> --passwordfile
> <passwordfile> --host FQDN1,FQDN2 <cluster>
>
>
> then afterwards the configuration in AS does not have FQDN1 and FQDN2
> listed, but IP for FQDN1 and IP for FQDN2.
>
> So effectivley 'configure-ha-cluster' resolves the IP adresses to the
> given FQDNs.
>
> Why is this done?
> If I specify an FQDN then I want the FQDN to be used! If I wanted an IP
> to be used I would have specified the IP myself.
>
>
> If you don't know that 'configure-ha-cluster' does this resolving stuff
> and the IP for the FQDN changes then you run into nice issues.
>
>
> Comments appreciated.
>
> TIA,
> Bernhard
>