DNShelper.methods table

The DNShelper.methods database table holds information used by the DNS Helper to access devices.

The DNShelper.methods database table is described in the following table.

Table 1. DNShelper.methods database table schema

Column name

Constraints

Data type

Description

 
m_FileName
  

Text

The filename, if appropriate.

 
m_FileOrder
  

Integer
The order of the files:
  • 0: Name first, then IP address
  • 1: IP address, then name
 
m_MethodName
  • PRIMARY KEY
  • NOT NULL
  • UNIQUE

Text

The name of the method.

 
m_MethodType
  

Integer
The type of the method:
  • 0: System
  • 1: DNS
  • 2: File
 
m_NameDomain
  

Text

Domain name; for example, abcd.com.

 
m_NameDomainList
  

Text
Contains a list of expected domain suffixes. If you expect the discovery to return some or all devices names with domain suffixes already appended, then you can specify a list of expected domain suffixes in this column.
Note: The domain suffix value specified in m_NameDomain is not appended to any device names returned by the discovery that have any of the suffixes listed in m_NameDomainList.
 
m_NameServerAddr
  

Text

The IP address of the DNS server (specified as a text string). If no value is specified, /etc/resolv.conf is read.

 
m_TimeOut
  

Integer

Time out for the request in seconds.