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 In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2 Click the File System tab.
3 In the File System view, select Client Accessibility. The DNS panel displays the DNS servers and suxes.
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 In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2 Click the File System tab.
3 In the File System view, select Client Accessibility.
4 In the DNS panel, click Edit Settings. The Edit DNS Settings dialog box opens.
5 To add a DNS server, type the IP address of a DNS server in the DNS Servers IP Addresses eld and then click Add.
6 To remove a DNS server, select it from the DNS Server IP Addresses eld and click Remove.
7 To add a DNS sux, type the DNS sux in the DNS Suxes eld and then click Add.
8 To remove a DNS sux, select it from the DNS Suxes eld and click Remove.
9 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 In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2 Click the File System tab.
3 In the File System view, select Client Accessibility.
4 In the DNS panel, click Edit Settings. The Edit DNS Settings dialog box opens.
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 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.
7 Click OK.
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