Operating system and syntax UNIX / Windows 
-hostnameAliasing
Use with Maximum value Minimum value Single-user default Multi-user default
CC, DBS, DS – – – –

Use Host Name Aliasing (-hostnameAliasing) to allow a host name alias or specific IP address for the Host Name (-H) instead of specifying the actual server hostname.

Host Name Aliasing takes no parameters.

This startup parameter allows the DBA to control which Network Interface Card (NIC) is used for OpenEdge database network communication through host name alias configuration or specific IP address. A host name alias can be configured and associated with only one of the NICs. Specifying the host name alias for the -H parameter restricts remote client access to the single IP address configured for this host name alias. If more than one IP address is configured for the server host name or host name alias, database startup with -hostnameAliasing uses only the first IP address configured.

Without -hostnameAliasing, the -H value must match the server machine name. If more than one IP address is configured associated with that host name, then all IP addresses are listened upon, allowing remote clients to communicate using any of the configured IP addresses.

By default, Host Name Aliasing is disabled, and you must specify the server host name with -H.