I don’t disagree with your assessment, just that my choice would still be DHCP reservations given the low incidence of name resolution problems I’ve seen. YMMV, and thanks for the alternative.
Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 4:06 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: DHCP reservations explained... Automate, automate, automate. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 4:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: DHCP reservations explained... I *would* recommend having a proper host file available but not in production. Personally I’d use it only if name resolution dies, but if I had a host file on every computer then the chance of some system somewhere not having the most current increases, and the chance of lesser trained staff copying an older version to a new box instead of the ‘master’ current version increases. {don’t ask how I know} Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 2:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: DHCP reservations explained... I will always do one of two things: [1] use an IP address, or [2] have a rather complex hosts file on the server(s) running the monitoring software. After all, if DNS stops responding, are you going to stop monitoring? Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: David Lum [mailto:david....@nwea.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 2:06 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: DHCP reservations explained... The other day someone commented that it seemed like a bit much that 50% of my 100-ish servers have DHCP reservations - driving home yesterday I realized another reason why I have it that way (because yes, I chew on these questions and constantly evaluate why I do some process or another) - because my fellow SE's have their server monitoring set up to look at specific IP's instead of hostnames and I am unable to convince them otherwise. If the server IP changes it hoses their tests and the dependencies. It’s not how I set *MY* monitoring up for servers I maintain, but I have posted that question here in fact and have seen differing opinions on weather hostname or IP is preferred. David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 503.548.5229 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
