Connect a HIPswitch by using a DNS SRV record

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Connect a HIPswitch by using a DNS SRV record
You can connect a HIPswitch to the Conductor by using a DNS SRV record.

Connect a HIPswitch by using a DNS SRV record

You can connect a HIPswitch to the Conductor by using a DNS SRV record.

For maximum scalability and flexibility, the DNS SRV record is the preferred connection type. HIPswitches will use the DHCP-provided search domain to create a DNS SRV query for the Conductor. An SRV record has the following format:

_service._proto.name TTL class SRV priority weight port target

If the underlay domain is example.com, and the Conductor has hostname conductor-01, then the SRV record should have the following values:

_ifmap._tcp.example.com. 3600 IN SRV 10 0 8096 conductor-01.example.com

The TTL, priority and weight should be determined by your DNS environment and are provided above as an example. Port 8096 is the default, but you can change it in the Conductor and set it to an alternate port.