Admin Guide

Variable definitions
Use the data in the following table to use the ip domain-name command.
Table 31: Variable definitions
Variable Value
WORD<0–255> Configures the default domain name.
WORD<0–255> is a string 0–255 characters.
Use the data in the following table to use the ip name-server command.
Table 32: Variable definitions
Variable Value
primary|secondary|tertiary WORD<0–46> Configures the primary, secondary, or tertiary DNS
server address. Enter the IP address in a.b.c.d
format for IPv4 or hexadecimal format (string length
0–46) for IPv6. You can specify the IP address for
only one server at a time; you cannot specify all
three servers in one command. Use the no operator
before this parameter, no ip name-server
<primary|secondary|tertiatry>
Querying the DNS host
About this task
Query the DNS host for information about host addresses.
You can enter either a hostname, an IPv4 or IPv6 address. If you enter the hostname, this
command shows the IP address that corresponds to the hostname and if you enter an IP address,
this command shows the hostname for the IP address. DNS supports IPv4 and IPv6 addresses with
no difference in functionality or configuration using ACLI.
Procedure
1. Enter Privileged EXEC mode:
enable
2. View the host information:
show hosts WORD<0–256>
Example
Switch:1> enable
Switch:1# configure terminal
View the host information:
Domain Name Service
January 2017 Administering Avaya VSP 7200 Series and 8000 Series 120
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