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Environment: Avamar server v7.4.0-177 Windows 7 64 bit When connecting to the Avamar Administrator using IP or fully qualified hostname, the task fails. In this situation we are relying on the Avamar hosts file to provide name resolution to the Avamar server. Connecting by IP address This returns "Unknown host: <hostname> nested exception is j ava.net.UnknownhostException: <hostname> Connecting by fully qualified hostname (FQDN) This does not display an error message. It returns the FQDN in red letters. Name resolution is configured for the Avamar server in the Windows hosts file, for example: x.x.33.130 avmgen4t-single.domain.com avmge4t-single From the Avamar Administrator PC, it is possible to ping the Avamar server by IP. However, attempting to ping the Avamar server using hostname fails as though the hosts file entry for the Avamar server were being ignored C:\Users\USER> ping avmgen4t-single.domain.com Ping request could not find host avmgen4t-single.domain.com. Please check the name and try again. The same occurs, even if the hosts file is removed, or the contents hashed out with # preceding the entry for Avamar. When the user connects by IP, since the hostname is returned as part of the error this indicates that the hostname is cached somewhere. Or that it is called over an external DNS server. The behavior persists even after flushing the Windows DNS cache C:\Users\USER> ipconfig /flushdns Windows IP Configuration Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.
There is an issue with the hosts file permissions.
Re-create the hosts file with default permissions. 1. Create a new text file on your desktop. 2. Copy and paste the contents of your current hosts file into this file in Notepad. 3. Save the new text file and rename it to hosts. 4. Copy (do not move), the file to your %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc directory. Overwrite the old file. Moving the file will not work.
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