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Novell DNS/DHCP Management Utility Administration Guide
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September 4, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
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Enter a unique host name for the DNS server object.
5 Enter a domain name for the server object.
6 Click Create.
A message indicates that the new DNS server was created.
Modifying a DNS Server Object
After you create a DNS Server object you can modify its configuration
parameters. To do so, complete the following steps:
1 Click DNS Management > DNS Server Management to open the DNS
Server Management window in the main panel.
2 Select Modify Server from the drop-down menu > click OK to open the
Modify DNS Server window.
3 Select the DNS Server.
4 Click OK.
You are led through a set of steps that allow you to modify the following DNS
Server configuration parameters:
List of Zones: Lists the names of the zones that the server controls. This
field cannot be edited.
DNS Server IP Address: Lists the set of domains and subdomains that the
server controls. This field cannot be edited.
DNS Server Domain name: Lists the domain name of the DNS server.
DNS Server Comments: You can type comments about the DNS server in
this box. This is an optional parameter.
Forward List: Specifies a list of IP addresses of DNS servers.
- To add servers to the Forward List, click Add > Enter the IP Address of
the server > click OK.
- To remove servers from the Forward List, select the IP Address of the
server from the Forward List > Click Delete.
No Forward List: Specifies a list of hostnames whose unresolved queries
will not be forwarded to other DNS servers.
To add servers to the No Forward List, click Add > Enter the name
of the server > click OK.
To remove servers from the Forward List, select the domain name of
the server from the No Forward List > Click Delete.