Map the host names of the nodes

If you do not have a DNS server to resolve the host names of Node 1 and Node 2, you must map their IP address to host names manually.

1. On Node 1, go to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc and open the hosts file as administrator with a text editor such as Notepad.

2. Under the section localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself, specify the IP address of Node 1 and its host name. On a new line, add the IP address of Node 2 and its host name.

   

Repeat the same steps on Node 2.