diff -r cc645622024e -r 08176bed21e3 pvl/hosts.py
--- a/pvl/hosts.py	Tue Dec 17 17:44:47 2013 +0200
+++ b/pvl/hosts.py	Wed Dec 18 22:35:48 2013 +0200
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
     return hosts
 
 class Host (object) :
+    # the label used for alias4/6 hosts
+    ALIAS4_FMT = '{host}-ipv4'
+    ALIAS6_FMT = '{host}-ipv6'
+
     @classmethod
     def expand (cls, options, host, range, ip, **opts) :
         host = pvl.dns.zone.parse_generate_field(host)
@@ -51,7 +55,7 @@
             yield cls.build(options, host, ip=ip, **extra)
     
     @classmethod
-    def build (cls, options, host, domain=None, ip=None, ip6=None, owner=None, boot=None, alias=None, **extra) :
+    def build (cls, options, host, domain=None, ip=None, ip6=None, owner=None, boot=None, alias=None, alias4=None, alias6=None, **extra) :
         """
             Return a Host from a config section's scalars.
         """
@@ -60,6 +64,16 @@
             alias = alias.split()
         else :
             alias = ()
+
+        if alias4 :
+            alias4 = alias4.split()
+        else :
+            alias4 = ()
+
+        if alias6 :
+            alias6 = alias6.split()
+        else :
+            alias6 = ()
         
         ethernet = { }
 
@@ -87,11 +101,13 @@
                 ip6         = ipaddr.IPv6Address(ip6) if ip6 else None,
                 ethernet    = ethernet,
                 alias       = alias,
+                alias4      = alias4,
+                alias6      = alias6,
                 owner       = owner,
                 boot        = boot,
         )
 
-    def __init__ (self, host, domain=None, ip=None, ip6=None, ethernet={ }, alias=(), owner=None, boot=None) :
+    def __init__ (self, host, domain=None, ip=None, ip6=None, ethernet={ }, alias=(), owner=None, boot=None, alias4=None, alias6=None) :
         """
             host        - str
             domain      - str
@@ -100,6 +116,8 @@
             ethernet    - { index: ethernet }
             alias       - list
             owner       - str: LDAP uid
+            alias4      - list (CNAME -> A)
+            alias6      - list (CNAME -> AAAA)
         """
         self.host = host
         self.domain = domain
@@ -107,6 +125,8 @@
         self.ip6 = ip6
         self.ethernet = ethernet
         self.alias = alias
+        self.alias4 = alias4
+        self.alias6 = alias6
         self.owner = owner
         self.boot = boot