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    • CLI Reference

    6.4.1
    7.6.1
    7.6.0
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    7.4.2
    7.4.1
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    7.2.2
    7.2.1
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    7.0.16
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    7.0.1
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    6.4.2
    6.4.1
    6.4.0
    6.2.16
    6.2.15
    6.2.14
    6.2.13
    6.2.12
    6.2.11
    6.2.10
    6.2.9
    6.2.8
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    6.2.6
    6.2.5
    6.2.4
    6.2.3
    6.2.2
    6.2.1
    6.0.0
    5.6.0
    5.4.0
    5.2.0
    5.0.0

    system dns

    Configure DNS.

      config system dns
      Description: Configure DNS.
      set primary {ipv4-address}
      set secondary {ipv4-address}
      set dns-over-tls [disable|enable|...]
      set ssl-certificate {string}
      set server-hostname <hostname1>, <hostname2>, ...
      set domain <domain1>, <domain2>, ...
      set ip6-primary {ipv6-address}
      set ip6-secondary {ipv6-address}
      set timeout {integer}
      set retry {integer}
      set dns-cache-limit {integer}
      set dns-cache-ttl {integer}
      set cache-notfound-responses [disable|enable]
      set source-ip {ipv4-address}
      set interface-select-method [auto|sdwan|...]
      set interface {string}
  end

    config system dns

    Parameter Name Description Type Size
    primary Primary DNS server IP address. ipv4-address Not Specified
    secondary Secondary DNS server IP address. ipv4-address Not Specified
    dns-over-tls Enable/disable/enforce DNS over TLS.
    disable: Disable DNS over TLS.
    enable: Use TLS for DNS queries if TLS is available.
    enforce: Use only TLS for DNS queries. Does not fall back to unencrypted DNS queries if TLS is unavailable.
    		 option -
    ssl-certificate Name of local certificate for SSL connections. string Maximum length: 35
    server-hostname <hostname> DNS server host name list.
    DNS server host name list separated by space (maximum 4 domains).    		 string Maximum length: 127
    domain <domain> Search suffix list for hostname lookup.
    DNS search domain list separated by space (maximum 8 domains).    		 string Maximum length: 127
    ip6-primary Primary DNS server IPv6 address. ipv6-address Not Specified
    ip6-secondary Secondary DNS server IPv6 address. ipv6-address Not Specified
    timeout DNS query timeout interval in seconds (1 - 10). integer Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 10
    retry Number of times to retry (0 - 5). integer Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 5
    dns-cache-limit Maximum number of records in the DNS cache. integer Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 4294967295
    dns-cache-ttl Duration in seconds that the DNS cache retains information. integer Minimum value: 60 Maximum value: 86400
    cache-notfound-responses Enable/disable response from the DNS server when a record is not in cache.
    disable: Disable cache NOTFOUND responses from DNS server.
    enable: Enable cache NOTFOUND responses from DNS server.
    		 option -
    source-ip IP address used by the DNS server as its source IP. ipv4-address Not Specified
    interface-select-method Specify how to select outgoing interface to reach server.
    auto: Setting outgoing interface automatically.
    sdwan: Setting outgoing interface by SDWAN or policy routing rules.
    specify: Setting outgoing interface manually.
    		 option -
    interface Specify outgoing interface to reach server. string Maximum length: 15
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    system dns

    Configure DNS.

      config system dns
      Description: Configure DNS.
      set primary {ipv4-address}
      set secondary {ipv4-address}
      set dns-over-tls [disable|enable|...]
      set ssl-certificate {string}
      set server-hostname <hostname1>, <hostname2>, ...
      set domain <domain1>, <domain2>, ...
      set ip6-primary {ipv6-address}
      set ip6-secondary {ipv6-address}
      set timeout {integer}
      set retry {integer}
      set dns-cache-limit {integer}
      set dns-cache-ttl {integer}
      set cache-notfound-responses [disable|enable]
      set source-ip {ipv4-address}
      set interface-select-method [auto|sdwan|...]
      set interface {string}
  end

    config system dns

    Parameter Name Description Type Size
    primary Primary DNS server IP address. ipv4-address Not Specified
    secondary Secondary DNS server IP address. ipv4-address Not Specified
    dns-over-tls Enable/disable/enforce DNS over TLS.
    disable: Disable DNS over TLS.
    enable: Use TLS for DNS queries if TLS is available.
    enforce: Use only TLS for DNS queries. Does not fall back to unencrypted DNS queries if TLS is unavailable.
    		 option -
    ssl-certificate Name of local certificate for SSL connections. string Maximum length: 35
    server-hostname <hostname> DNS server host name list.
    DNS server host name list separated by space (maximum 4 domains).    		 string Maximum length: 127
    domain <domain> Search suffix list for hostname lookup.
    DNS search domain list separated by space (maximum 8 domains).    		 string Maximum length: 127
    ip6-primary Primary DNS server IPv6 address. ipv6-address Not Specified
    ip6-secondary Secondary DNS server IPv6 address. ipv6-address Not Specified
    timeout DNS query timeout interval in seconds (1 - 10). integer Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 10
    retry Number of times to retry (0 - 5). integer Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 5
    dns-cache-limit Maximum number of records in the DNS cache. integer Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 4294967295
    dns-cache-ttl Duration in seconds that the DNS cache retains information. integer Minimum value: 60 Maximum value: 86400
    cache-notfound-responses Enable/disable response from the DNS server when a record is not in cache.
    disable: Disable cache NOTFOUND responses from DNS server.
    enable: Enable cache NOTFOUND responses from DNS server.
    		 option -
    source-ip IP address used by the DNS server as its source IP. ipv4-address Not Specified
    interface-select-method Specify how to select outgoing interface to reach server.
    auto: Setting outgoing interface automatically.
    sdwan: Setting outgoing interface by SDWAN or policy routing rules.
    specify: Setting outgoing interface manually.
    		 option -
    interface Specify outgoing interface to reach server. string Maximum length: 15
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