IP Resolution Properties Dialog Box
The IP resolution DTS task resolves Internet Protocol (IP) addresses from the imported user data. IP resolution converts IP addresses, imported from your log files, into domain names. For example, 198.105.232.4 becomes www.microsoft.com. This helps readers of your reports understand the data in the reports more easily.
For more information about configuring and running this task, see Running the IP Resolution DTS Task.
The following table shows the options and functions available in the IP Resolution Properties dialog box.
| Use this | To do this |
|---|---|
| Description | Type a description for the import task. The maximum number of characters for the description is 255 characters. |
| Data warehouse | Select the Data Warehouse from the drop-down list for which IP resolution will be performed. |
| Resolve IP addresses | Select one of the following options:
|
| Local domain name | Type the local domain name of the Domain Name Server (DNS) used as the primary server used to resolve IP addresses. |
| Number of days to cache result | Type the number of days to store resolved IP addresses. The default is 30 days. If you increase the default, IP resolution will occur more quickly. However, domain name changes may not be caught. |
| Number of seconds to wait before timeout | Type the number of seconds the DNS server will be searched before an IP address is marked as unresolved. The default is 10 seconds. If you increase the default, you will resolve more IP addresses, but IP resolution will take longer. |
| Number of lookup requests to keep in batch | Type the number of IP addresses that will be transferred to your DNS server in a batch. The default is 200; the possible range is 10 to 99,999. |
| Number of retries | Type the number of times you want the task to retry connection failures to the Data Warehouse. The default number of retry attempts is 10 times. |
| Seconds between retries | Type the number of seconds you want the task to wait between retry attempts. The default time interval is 30 seconds. |
See Also
Running the IP Resolution DTS Task
ETL Process for the IP Resolution DTS Task
Scripting for the IP Resolution DTS Task
Best Practices for the Data Warehouse
Workflow for Running DTS Tasks
Troubleshooting the Data Warehouse Import Process
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