diff --git a/benchmarks/storage_bench/StorageBench.cc b/benchmarks/storage_bench/StorageBench.cc
index 90851582..1b873f71 100644
--- a/benchmarks/storage_bench/StorageBench.cc
+++ b/benchmarks/storage_bench/StorageBench.cc
@@ -169,13 +169,13 @@ bool runBenchmarks() {
   endpointRawStrs.clear();
   boost::split(endpointRawStrs, FLAGS_mgmtdEndpoints, boost::is_any_of(", "));
 
-  std::vector<net::Address> mgmtdEndpoints;
+  std::vector<net::NamedAddress> mgmtdEndpoints;
 
   for (auto str : endpointRawStrs) {
     boost::trim(str);
     if (str.empty()) continue;
 
-    auto endpoint = net::Address::fromString(str);
+    auto endpoint = net::NamedAddress::from(str).value();
     mgmtdEndpoints.push_back(endpoint);
     XLOGF(WARN, "Add mgmtd endpoint: {}", endpoint);
   }
diff --git a/benchmarks/storage_bench/StorageBench.h b/benchmarks/storage_bench/StorageBench.h
index b4f4c697..55cee2b3 100644
--- a/benchmarks/storage_bench/StorageBench.h
+++ b/benchmarks/storage_bench/StorageBench.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class StorageBench : public test::UnitTestFabric {
     const std::string statsFilePath = "./perfstats.csv";
     const std::vector<std::string> ibvDevices = {};
     const std::vector<std::string> ibnetZones = {};
-    const std::vector<net::Address> mgmtdEndpoints = {};
+    const std::vector<net::NamedAddress> mgmtdEndpoints = {};
     const std::string clusterId = kClusterId;
     const uint32_t chainTableId = 0;
     const uint32_t chainTableVersion = 0;
diff --git a/src/client/mgmtd/MgmtdClient.cc b/src/client/mgmtd/MgmtdClient.cc
index a2befecb..85baace1 100644
--- a/src/client/mgmtd/MgmtdClient.cc
+++ b/src/client/mgmtd/MgmtdClient.cc
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@
 #include <folly/experimental/coro/Promise.h>
 #include <folly/experimental/coro/Sleep.h>
 #include <folly/logging/xlog.h>
+#include <iterator>
 #include <memory>
 #include <scn/scn.h>
 
 #include "common/app/ApplicationBase.h"
 #include "common/utils/BackgroundRunner.h"
 #include "common/utils/LogCommands.h"
+#include "common/utils/Result.h"
+#include "common/utils/Status.h"
 #include "core/utils/ServiceOperation.h"
 #include "core/utils/runOp.h"
 
@@ -461,7 +464,18 @@ struct MgmtdClient::Impl {
     if (serverAddrs.empty()) {
       return makeError(StatusCode::kInvalidConfig, "Empty mgmtdServers");
     }
-    for (auto addr : serverAddrs) {
+    std::vector<net::Address> resolved;
+    for (const auto &addr : serverAddrs) {
+      auto res = addr.resolve(std::back_inserter(resolved));
+      if (res.hasError()) {
+        XLOG(WARN, "resolve mgmtd address: {}", res.error().describe());
+      }
+    }
+    if (resolved.empty()) {
+      return makeError(StatusCode::kInvalidConfig, "No resolved mgmtdServers");
+    }
+
+    for (auto addr : resolved) {
       if (addr == net::Address(0))
         return makeError(StatusCode::kInvalidConfig, "Invalid MGMTD address: " + addr.toString());
       if (config_.network_type() && addr.type != *config_.network_type()) {
diff --git a/src/client/mgmtd/MgmtdClient.h b/src/client/mgmtd/MgmtdClient.h
index 5135fd26..5c05051c 100644
--- a/src/client/mgmtd/MgmtdClient.h
+++ b/src/client/mgmtd/MgmtdClient.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "RoutingInfo.h"
 #include "common/utils/ConfigBase.h"
 #include "common/utils/Duration.h"
+#include "common/utils/NamedAddress.h"
 #include "stubs/common/IStubFactory.h"
 #include "stubs/mgmtd/IMgmtdServiceStub.h"
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ namespace hf3fs::client {
 class MgmtdClient {
  public:
   struct Config : public ConfigBase<Config> {
-    CONFIG_ITEM(mgmtd_server_addresses, std::vector<net::Address>{});
+    CONFIG_ITEM(mgmtd_server_addresses, std::vector<net::NamedAddress>{});
     CONFIG_ITEM(work_queue_size, 100, ConfigCheckers::checkPositive);
     CONFIG_ITEM(network_type, std::optional<net::Address::Type>{});
 
diff --git a/src/common/utils/NamedAddress.cc b/src/common/utils/NamedAddress.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..766ce7b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/utils/NamedAddress.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#include "common/utils/NamedAddress.h"
+
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+
+namespace hf3fs::net {
+
+template<typename It>
+requires std::output_iterator<It, Address>
+Result<Void> NamedAddress::resolve(It out) const {
+  struct addrinfo req{
+    .ai_family = AF_INET,
+    .ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM,
+  };
+  struct addrinfo *res;
+  int err = getaddrinfo(node.c_str(), service.c_str(), &req, &res);
+  if (err != 0) {
+    return MAKE_ERROR_F(StatusCode::kInvalidFormat, "failed to resolve {}:{}: {}", node, service, gai_strerror(err));
+  }
+  SCOPE_EXIT { freeaddrinfo(res); };
+
+  auto iter = res;
+  while (iter != nullptr) {
+    if (iter->ai_family == AF_INET) {
+      auto sin = (struct sockaddr_in *)iter->ai_addr;
+      if (sin->sin_family == AF_INET) {
+        *out++ = Address(sin->sin_addr.s_addr,  ntohs(sin->sin_port), type);
+      }
+    }
+    iter = iter->ai_next;
+  }
+  return Void{};
+}
+
+template Result<Void> NamedAddress::resolve(std::back_insert_iterator<std::vector<Address>> out) const;
+
+Result<NamedAddress> NamedAddress::from(std::string_view sv) {
+  constexpr std::string_view delimiter = "://";
+  auto pos = sv.find(delimiter);
+  auto tp = Address::Type::TCP;
+  if (pos != sv.npos) {
+    auto tpStr = sv.substr(0, pos);
+    auto opt = magic_enum::enum_cast<Address::Type>(tpStr, magic_enum::case_insensitive);
+    if (!opt) {
+      return makeError(StatusCode::kInvalidFormat, "invalid address type: {}", tpStr);
+    }
+    tp = *opt;
+    sv = sv.substr(pos + delimiter.size());
+  }
+  pos = sv.find_last_of(':');
+  if (pos == sv.npos) {
+    return makeError(StatusCode::kInvalidFormat, "service not found in address: {}", sv);
+  }
+  return NamedAddress(std::string(sv.substr(0, pos)), std::string(sv.substr(pos + 1)), tp);
+}
+
+NamedAddress to_named(Address addr) {
+  return NamedAddress(addr.ipStr(), std::to_string(addr.port), addr.type);
+}
+
+std::vector<NamedAddress> to_named(const std::vector<Address> &addrs) {
+  std::vector<NamedAddress> named;
+  named.reserve(addrs.size());
+  for (auto a : addrs) {
+    named.push_back(to_named(a));
+  }
+  return named;
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/common/utils/NamedAddress.h b/src/common/utils/NamedAddress.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35af64b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/utils/NamedAddress.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <iterator>
+
+#include "common/utils/Address.h"
+#include "common/utils/Result.h"
+
+namespace hf3fs::net {
+
+struct NamedAddress {
+  std::string node, service;
+  Address::Type type = Address::Type::TCP;
+
+  NamedAddress(std::string node, std::string service, Address::Type type)
+  : node(node), service(service), type(type) {}
+
+  bool operator==(const NamedAddress &other) const { 
+    return node == other.node && service == other.service && type == other.type;
+  }
+
+  template<typename It>
+  requires std::output_iterator<It, Address>
+  Result<Void> resolve(It out) const;
+
+  std::string toString() const { 
+    return fmt::format("{}://{}:{}", magic_enum::enum_name(type), node, service);
+  }
+
+  static Result<NamedAddress> from(std::string_view sv);
+};
+
+inline auto format_as(const NamedAddress &a) { return a.toString(); }
+
+net::NamedAddress to_named(net::Address addr);
+std::vector<net::NamedAddress> to_named(const std::vector<net::Address> &addrs);
+
+}
diff --git a/tests/client/ClientWithConfig.h b/tests/client/ClientWithConfig.h
index d3be48a0..aa743edc 100644
--- a/tests/client/ClientWithConfig.h
+++ b/tests/client/ClientWithConfig.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ struct MgmtdClientWithConfig {
   MgmtdClientWithConfig(String clusterId,
                         stubs::ClientContextCreator clientContextCreator,
                         std::vector<net::Address> mgmtdServerAddrs) {
-    config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses(mgmtdServerAddrs);
+    config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses(to_named(mgmtdServerAddrs));
     config.set_enable_auto_refresh(false);
     config.set_enable_auto_heartbeat(false);
     config.set_enable_auto_extend_client_session(false);
diff --git a/tests/client/ServerWithConfig.h b/tests/client/ServerWithConfig.h
index 6ff42007..931fd6b5 100644
--- a/tests/client/ServerWithConfig.h
+++ b/tests/client/ServerWithConfig.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ struct MetaServerWithConfig : ServerWithConfig<meta::server::MetaServer> {
   MetaServerWithConfig(String clusterId, flat::NodeId nodeId, std::vector<net::Address> mgmtdServerAddrs)
       : Base(std::move(clusterId), nodeId) {
     auto &mgmtdClientConfig = config.mgmtd_client();
-    mgmtdClientConfig.set_mgmtd_server_addresses(mgmtdServerAddrs);
+    mgmtdClientConfig.set_mgmtd_server_addresses(to_named(mgmtdServerAddrs));
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/client/TestMgmtdClient.cc b/tests/client/TestMgmtdClient.cc
index 106f3bc9..82ae693c 100644
--- a/tests/client/TestMgmtdClient.cc
+++ b/tests/client/TestMgmtdClient.cc
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ TEST_F(MgmtdClientTest, testWhenNoPrimary) {
   };
 
   MgmtdClient::Config config;
-  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses({ada, adb, adc});
+  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses({to_named(ada), to_named(adb), to_named(adc)});
   config.set_enable_auto_refresh(false);
   config.set_enable_auto_heartbeat(false);
   MgmtdClient client("", std::make_unique<StubFactory>(), config);
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ TEST_F(MgmtdClientTest, testWhenNoPrimary) {
 
 TEST_F(MgmtdClientTest, testInvalidAddress) {
   MgmtdClient::Config config;
-  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses({ada, ade});
+  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses({to_named(ada), to_named(ade)});
   MgmtdClient client("", nullptr, config);
 
   folly::coro::blockingWait([&]() -> CoTask<void> {
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ TEST_F(MgmtdClientTest, testInvalidAddress) {
 
 TEST_F(MgmtdClientTest, testAddressTypeMismatch) {
   MgmtdClient::Config config;
-  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses({ada, adf});
+  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses({to_named(ada), to_named(adf)});
   config.set_network_type(net::Address::TCP);
   MgmtdClient client("", nullptr, config);
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ TEST_F(MgmtdClientTest, testWhenLastIsPrimary) {
   };
 
   MgmtdClient::Config config;
-  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses({ada, adb, adc});
+  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses({to_named(ada), to_named(adb), to_named(adc)});
   config.set_enable_auto_refresh(false);
   config.set_enable_auto_heartbeat(false);
   MgmtdClient client("", std::make_unique<StubFactory>(), config);
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ TEST_F(MgmtdClientTest, testWhenPrimaryNotInConfig) {
   };
 
   MgmtdClient::Config config;
-  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses({ada, adb, adc});
+  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses({to_named(ada), to_named(adb), to_named(adc)});
   config.set_enable_auto_refresh(false);
   config.set_enable_auto_heartbeat(false);
   MgmtdClient client("", std::make_unique<StubFactory>(), config);
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ TEST_F(MgmtdClientTest, testWhenGetPrimaryLoop) {
   };
 
   MgmtdClient::Config config;
-  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses(addresses);
+  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses(to_named(addresses));
   config.set_enable_auto_refresh(false);
   config.set_enable_auto_heartbeat(false);
   MgmtdClient client("", std::make_unique<StubFactory>(addresses), config);
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ TEST_F(MgmtdClientTest, testRetryOnRefreshFail) {
   };
 
   MgmtdClient::Config config;
-  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses(addresses);
+  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses(to_named(addresses));
   config.set_enable_auto_refresh(false);
   config.set_enable_auto_heartbeat(false);
   MgmtdClient client("", std::make_unique<StubFactory>(), config);
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ TEST_F(MgmtdClientTest, testRefreshRoutingInfoCallback) {
   };
 
   MgmtdClient::Config config;
-  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses(addresses);
+  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses(to_named(addresses));
   config.set_enable_auto_refresh(false);
   config.set_enable_auto_heartbeat(false);
   MgmtdClient client("", std::make_unique<StubFactory>(), config);
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ TEST_F(MgmtdClientTest, testRetryAllAvailableAddresses) {
   };
 
   MgmtdClient::Config config;
-  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses({adj});
+  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses({to_named(adj)});
   config.set_enable_auto_refresh(false);
   config.set_enable_auto_heartbeat(false);
   config.set_network_type(net::Address::TCP);
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ TEST_F(MgmtdClientTest, testRetryEndWhenNoPrimary) {
   };
 
   MgmtdClient::Config config;
-  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses({adj});
+  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses({to_named(adj)});
   config.set_enable_auto_refresh(false);
   config.set_enable_auto_heartbeat(false);
   config.set_network_type(net::Address::TCP);
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ TEST_F(MgmtdClientTest, testRetryUnknownAddrs) {
   };
 
   MgmtdClient::Config config;
-  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses({adj, add});
+  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses({to_named(adj), to_named(add)});
   config.set_enable_auto_refresh(false);
   config.set_enable_auto_heartbeat(false);
   config.set_network_type(net::Address::TCP);
@@ -562,7 +562,6 @@ TEST_F(MgmtdClientTest, testRetryUnknownAddrs) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(MgmtdClientTest, testSetGetConfigViaInvoke) {
-  std::vector<net::Address> addresses = {ada};
   struct StubFactory : public stubs::IStubFactory<mgmtd::IMgmtdServiceStub> {
     std::map<flat::NodeType, flat::ConfigInfo> configs;
     std::unique_ptr<mgmtd::IMgmtdServiceStub> create(net::Address) {
@@ -585,7 +584,7 @@ TEST_F(MgmtdClientTest, testSetGetConfigViaInvoke) {
   };
 
   MgmtdClient::Config config;
-  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses(addresses);
+  config.set_mgmtd_server_addresses({to_named(ada)});
   config.set_enable_auto_refresh(false);
   config.set_enable_auto_heartbeat(false);
   MgmtdClient client("", std::make_unique<StubFactory>(), config);
diff --git a/tests/lib/UnitTestFabric.cc b/tests/lib/UnitTestFabric.cc
index 98b826c7..9160e2e8 100644
--- a/tests/lib/UnitTestFabric.cc
+++ b/tests/lib/UnitTestFabric.cc
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<storage::StorageServer> UnitTestFabric::createStorageServer(size
   serverConfig.targets().storage_target().kv_store().set_type(metaStoreType);
   serverConfig.targets().storage_target().file_store().set_preopen_chunk_size_list(
       std::set(chunkSizeList.begin(), chunkSizeList.end()));
-  serverConfig.mgmtd().set_mgmtd_server_addresses(mgmtdAddressList);
+  serverConfig.mgmtd().set_mgmtd_server_addresses(to_named(mgmtdAddressList));
   serverConfig.coroutines_pool_read().set_threads_num(32);
   serverConfig.coroutines_pool_read().set_coroutines_num(4096);
   serverConfig.coroutines_pool_update().set_threads_num(32);
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ bool UnitTestFabric::setUpStorageSystem() {
 
     mgmtdForClient_.reset((new FakeMgmtdClient(rawRoutingInfo_))->asCommon());
   } else {
-    mgmtdClientConfig_.set_mgmtd_server_addresses(mgmtdAddressList);
+    mgmtdClientConfig_.set_mgmtd_server_addresses(to_named(mgmtdAddressList));
     mgmtdClientConfig_.set_enable_auto_refresh(true);
     mgmtdClientConfig_.set_enable_auto_heartbeat(false);
     mgmtdClientConfig_.set_auto_refresh_interval(mgmtdServer_.config.service().check_status_interval());
diff --git a/tests/meta/MetaTestBase.h b/tests/meta/MetaTestBase.h
index 3af80476..1d92be5a 100644
--- a/tests/meta/MetaTestBase.h
+++ b/tests/meta/MetaTestBase.h
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ class MockCluster {
     CONFIG_OBJ(mock_mgmtd, mgmtd::MockMgmtd::Config);
     CONFIG_OBJ(mgmtd_client, client::MgmtdClientForServer::Config, [](client::MgmtdClientForServer::Config &cfg) {
       cfg.set_enable_auto_heartbeat(false);  // currently heartbeat is not needed in meta test
-      cfg.set_mgmtd_server_addresses({net::Address::from("TCP://127.0.0.1:8000").value()});  // just a fake TCP address.
+      cfg.set_mgmtd_server_addresses({net::NamedAddress::from("TCP://127.0.0.1:8000").value()});  // just a fake TCP address.
     });
 
     CONFIG_OBJ_ARRAY(chain_tables, ChainTableConfig, 64, [](std::array<ChainTableConfig, 64> &cfg) {
diff --git a/tests/migration/TestMigrationService.cc b/tests/migration/TestMigrationService.cc
index 2087d77f..a01e9766 100644
--- a/tests/migration/TestMigrationService.cc
+++ b/tests/migration/TestMigrationService.cc
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ TEST_F(TestTestMigrationService, StartAndStopServer) {
   const auto &mgmtdAddressList = mgmtdServer_.collectAddressList("Mgmtd");
 
   server::MigrationServer::Config config;
-  config.mgmtd_client().set_mgmtd_server_addresses(mgmtdAddressList);
+  config.mgmtd_client().set_mgmtd_server_addresses(to_named(mgmtdAddressList));
   server::MigrationServer server(config);
 
   auto result = server.setup();