Edit the ``/etc/hosts`` file to contain the following: .. code-block:: none # controller 10.0.0.11 controller # compute1 10.0.0.31 compute1 # block1 10.0.0.41 block1 # object1 10.0.0.51 object1 # object2 10.0.0.52 object2 .. warning:: Some distributions add an extraneous entry in the ``/etc/hosts`` file that resolves the actual hostname to another loopback IP address such as ``127.0.1.1``. You must comment out or remove this entry to prevent name resolution problems. **Do not remove the 127.0.0.1 entry.** .. note:: This guide includes host entries for optional services in order to reduce complexity should you choose to deploy them.