Smarts ASL: How can I query DNS and convert an IP address into a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) using Smarts ASL

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• VMware

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VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS

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How can I query DNS and convert an IP address into a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) using Smarts ASL
How to run a DNS query for an IP address using Smarts ASL

How can I use Smarts ASL to query an IP address in DNS to find out a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN)

The following shows the Smarts ASL code to convert an IP address into a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN):

//Example, if IP = 10.9.1.1

if  (glob("<1-255>.<0-255>.<0-255>.<0-255>", IP) )  {  
    FQDName =object("SM-System")->addrToName(IP);
}