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Set Up a DNS Server with vicfg-dns

You can use
vicfg-dns
 to set up a DNS server.
The following example illustrates setting up a 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>
    If DNS is not set up for the target server, the command returns an error.
  2. To change the settings, use
    vicfg-dns
     with
    --dns
    ,
    --domain
    , or
    --hostname
    .
    • Specify the DNS server by using the
      --dns
       option and a comma-separated list of hosts, in order of preference. 
      vicfg-dns <conn_options --dns <dns1,dns2>
    • Configure the DNS host name for the server specified by
      --server
       or
      --vihost
      . 
      vicfg-dns <conn_options> -n dns_host_name
    • Configure the DNS domain name for the server specified by
      --server
       or
      --vihost
      . 
      vicfg-dns <conn_options> -d mydomain.biz
  3. To turn on DHCP, use the
    --dhcp
     option. 
    vicfg-dns <conn_options> --dhcp yes

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