Network Dns Configuration; Network Properties Dialog Box-Dns Fields - HP StorageWorks 8/20q User Manual

Network DNS configuration

The Network Properties dialog box has two tabs: IP and DNS. Click the DNS tab to open the Network
Properties DNS dialog box
Client on the switch and the DNS server to map domain names to IP addresses.
network DNS configuration parameters.
Table 11 Network Properties dialog box—DNS fields
Field
DNS Client
Local Hostname
Server Discovery
DNS Server Addresses
Search List Discovery
Search List Domain Names
(Figure 30). Use the Network Properties DNS dialog box to enable the DNS
Description
Select this option to enable the Domain Name Service client.
Enter the name of the local host
Choose one of the following methods by which to assign the IP
address:
• Static—Uses the IP configuration parameters entered in the
Network Properties dialog box.
• DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)—Acquires the IP
configuration from a DHCP server. If no satisfactory lease is
obtained, the DHCP client attempts to use the previously
configured lease. If the previous lease cannot be used, no IP
address is assigned to this switch to avoid an IP address conflict.
• DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol version
6)—Acquires the IP configuration from a DHCP server. If no
satisfactory lease is obtained, the DHCP client attempts to use the
previously configured lease. If the previous lease cannot be used,
no IP address is assigned to this switch to avoid an IP address
conflict.
Enter the IP address of the DNS server.
Choose one of the following methods by which to assign the IP
address:
• Static—Uses the IP configuration parameters entered in the
Network Properties dialog box.
• DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)—Acquires the IP
configuration from a DHCP server. If no satisfactory lease is
obtained, the DHCP client attempts to use the previously
configured lease. If the previous lease cannot be used, no IP
address is assigned to this switch to avoid an IP address conflict.
• DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol version
6)—Acquires the IP configuration from a DHCP server. If no
satisfactory lease is obtained, the DHCP client attempts to use the
previously configured lease. If the previous lease cannot be used,
no IP address is assigned to this switch to avoid an IP address
conflict.
The suffix that is appended to the user-specified hostname for the
search.
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