hosts.xml

hosts.xml is a configuration file in an application package. Elements:

 hosts host [name] alias 

The purpose of hosts.xml is to add aliases for real hostnames to self-defined aliases. The aliases are used in services.xml to map service instances to hosts. It is only needed when deploying to multiple hosts.

host

Sub-elements:

• alias

Example:

<hosts> <host name="myserver0.mydomain.com"> <alias>SEARCH0</alias> <alias>CONTAINER0</alias> </host> <host name="myserver1.mydomain.com"> <alias>SEARCH1</alias> <alias>CONTAINER1</alias> </host> </hosts>

alias

Alias used in services.xml to refer to the host.