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Old 03-26-2008
xonicman xonicman is offline
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I'm not sure, if I understand you clearly.

If there is hostname usage in scripts (DNS names) you could use "/etc/hosts" file (or equivalent) on your server to override hostname <-> IP assignment:
Code:
#/etc/hosts

IP.ADDRESS.OF.SERVER2    Server1
The disadvantage of this resolution is that physical Server1 will be not accessible via DNS name.