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Werk #12943: REST API: allow hostnames for ipaddress attribute

Component REST API
Title REST API: allow hostnames for ipaddress attribute
Date Jun 16, 2021
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
2.1.0b1 Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
2.0.0p6 Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)

The ipaddress host attribute allows hostnames. This will result in a non-cached lookup before use of the address. In the REST API setting of these values was previously erroneously rejected. This has now been fixed.

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