Product Overview
MCP Resolver is a distributed system service (DSS) that is a limited implementation of the standard domain name services. MCP Resolver uses external name servers and is recursive. To reduce dependency on external services, MCP Resolver stores any domain name data that it receives for a specified period of time.
General Features
MCP Resolver does the following for a requesting user or program:
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Resolves a domain name to an IP address
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Resolves an IP address to a domain name
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Provides a general look-up capability
New Features/Enhancements
The new feature/enhancement for this release is an NFS that enables MCP Resolver to cache aliases (CNAME records). This enhancement provides additional flexibility when migrating server components and avoids application changes.
Product Information
Refer to the TCP/IP Distributed System Services Operations Guide (8807 6385) for more information.
