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system vdom-dns

system vdom-dns

Configure DNS settings used by a VDOM to resolve domain names to IP addresses, so devices connected to a VDOM interface can use it.

note icon This command is only available for non-management VDOMs.

Some DNS commands can only be set globally, see system dns.

config system vdom-dns
    set vdom-dns {enable | disable}   Enable/disable configuring DNS servers for the current VDOM.
    set primary {ipv4 address}   Primary DNS server IP address for the VDOM.
    set secondary {ipv4 address}   Secondary DNS server IP address for the VDOM.
    set ip6-primary {ipv6 address}   Primary IPv6 DNS server IP address for the VDOM.
    set ip6-secondary {ipv6 address}   Secondary IPv6 DNS server IP address for the VDOM.
    set source-ip {ipv4 address}   Source IP for communications with the DNS server.
end

Additional information

The following section is for those options that require additional explanation.

vdom-dns {enable | disable}

Enable or disable (by default) configuring DNS servers for the current VDOM.

primary <ip>

The primary DNS server IP address.

secondary <ip>

The secondary DNS server IP address.

ip6-primary <ipv6>

The primary DNS server IPv6 address.

ip6-secondary <ipv6>

The secondary DNS server IPv6 address.

source-ip <ip>

The IP address used by the DNS server as the source IP.

system vdom-dns

Configure DNS settings used by a VDOM to resolve domain names to IP addresses, so devices connected to a VDOM interface can use it.

note icon This command is only available for non-management VDOMs.

Some DNS commands can only be set globally, see system dns.

config system vdom-dns
    set vdom-dns {enable | disable}   Enable/disable configuring DNS servers for the current VDOM.
    set primary {ipv4 address}   Primary DNS server IP address for the VDOM.
    set secondary {ipv4 address}   Secondary DNS server IP address for the VDOM.
    set ip6-primary {ipv6 address}   Primary IPv6 DNS server IP address for the VDOM.
    set ip6-secondary {ipv6 address}   Secondary IPv6 DNS server IP address for the VDOM.
    set source-ip {ipv4 address}   Source IP for communications with the DNS server.
end

Additional information

The following section is for those options that require additional explanation.

vdom-dns {enable | disable}

Enable or disable (by default) configuring DNS servers for the current VDOM.

primary <ip>

The primary DNS server IP address.

secondary <ip>

The secondary DNS server IP address.

ip6-primary <ipv6>

The primary DNS server IPv6 address.

ip6-secondary <ipv6>

The secondary DNS server IPv6 address.

source-ip <ip>

The IP address used by the DNS server as the source IP.