Administrator Guide

View DNS Servers and Suxes
View the current DNS servers providing name resolution services for the FluidFS cluster and the associated DNS suxes.
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System tab navigation pane, select Network.
4. In the right pane, the DNS servers and suxes are displayed in the DNS section.
Add or Remove DNS Servers and Suxes
Add one or more DNS servers to provide name resolution services for the FluidFS cluster and add associated DNS suxes. Adding
multiple DNS servers and suxes ensures continued name resolution services in the event of a DNS server failure. If the FluidFS
cluster cannot establish contact with the preferred server, it will attempt to connect to the remaining servers in order. Remove a
DNS server or DNS sux if it is no longer available or used.
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System tab navigation pane, select Network.
4. In the right pane, click Edit Settings in the DNS section. The DNS Settings dialog box appears.
5. To add a DNS server, type the IP address of a DNS server in the DNS Servers IP Addresses text eld and click Add.
6. DNS servers are listed in descending order of preference.
• To increase the order of preference for a DNS server, select a DNS server and click Up.
• To decrease the order of preference for a DNS server, select a DNS server and click Down.
7. To remove a DNS server, select it from the DNS Server IP Addresses text eld and click Remove.
8. To add a DNS sux, type the DNS sux in the DNS Suxes text eld and click Add.
9. DNS suxes are listed in descending order of preference.
• To increase the order of preference for a DNS sux, select a DNS sux and click Up.
• To decrease the order of preference for a DNS sux, select a DNS sux and click Down.
10. To remove a DNS sux, select it from the DNS Suxes text eld and click Remove.
11. Click OK.
Change the Order of Preference for DNS Servers and Suxes
Change the order of preference for a DNS server or DNS sux. If the FluidFS cluster cannot establish contact with the preferred
server, it will attempt to connect to the remaining servers in order.
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System tab navigation pane, select Network.
4. In the right pane, click Edit Settings in the DNS section. The DNS Settings dialog box appears.
5. DNS servers are listed in descending order of preference.
• To increase the order of preference for a DNS server, select a DNS server and click Up.
• To decrease the order of preference for a DNS server, select a DNS server and click Down.
6. Click OK.
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