VMware vSphere SDKs and Tools 6.5

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Modify DNS Setup for a Preconfigured Server with vicfg-dns

You can use
vicfg-dns
 to modify the setup of a preconfigured DNS server.
Specify one of the options listed in Connection Options for vCLI Host Management Commands in place of
<conn_options>
.
  1. Run
    vicfg-dns
     without command-specific options to display DNS properties for the specified server. 
    vicfg-dns <conn_options>
    The information includes the host name, domain name, DHCP setting (true or false), and DNS servers on the
    host.
  2. If the DNS properties are set, and you want to change the DHCP settings, you must specify the virtual network adapter to use when overriding the system DNS.
    v_nic
     must be one of the VMkernel network adapters.
    You can override the existing DHCP setting by using the following command. 
    vicfg-dns <conn_options> --dhcp yes --v_nic <vnic>

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