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Enabling dynamic resolution of host names
By default, dynamic resolution of host names (DNS) is disabled.
To enable DNS, use the following commands in the CONFIGURATION mode:
To view current bindings, use the
show hosts command.
Figure 24-5. show hosts Command Example
To view the current configuration, use the show running-config resolve command.
Specifying local system domain and a list of domains
If you enter a partial domain, Dell Networking OS can search different domains to finish or fully qualify
that partial domain. A fully qualified domain name (FQDN) is any name that is terminated with a period/
dot. Dell Networking OS searches the host table first to resolve the partial domain. The host table contains
both statically configured and dynamically learnt host and IP addresses. If Dell Networking OS cannot
resolve the domain, it tries the domain name assigned to the local system. If that does not resolve the
partial domain, Dell Networking OS searches the list of domains configured
To configure a domain name, use the following command in the CONFIGURATION mode:
To configure a list of domain names, use the following command in the CONFIGURATION mode:
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
ip domain-lookup
CONFIGURATION Enable dynamic resolution of host names.
ip name-server ip-address
[ip-address2 ... ip-address6]
CONFIGURATION Specify up to 6 name servers. The order you entered the
servers determines the order of their use.
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
ip domain-name name CONFIGURATION Enter up to 63 characters to configure one domain name
for the S5000.
Dell>show host
Default domain is dell.com
Name/address lookup uses domain service
Name servers are not set
Host Flags TTL Type Address
-------- ----- ---- ---- -------
ks (perm, OK) - IP 2.2.2.2
patch1 (perm, OK) - IP 192.68.69.2
tomm-3 (perm, OK) - IP 192.68.99.2
gxr (perm, OK) - IP 192.71.18.2
f00-3 (perm, OK) - IP 192.71.23.1
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