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5.
Enter the following command to specify the domain name for which the DNS
server(s) have authority:
system set dns domain <domain-name>
where <domain-name> is the domain name (for example: mktg.mrb.com).
6.
Enter the following command to "add" the DNS server to the XP:
system set dns server <IP-addr>[,<IP-addr>[,<IP-addr>]]
where <IP-addr> is the IP address of the DNS server. You can specify up to three DNS
servers. Separate the server IP addresses with commas.
7.
Enter the save active command to activate the commands and enter yes to activate the
changes.
Here is an example of the commands above:
ssr# config
ssr(config)# system set dns domain "mktg.mrb.com"
ssr(config)# system set dns server 16.50.11.12
ssr(config)# save active
8.
Enter the system show dns command to verify the new DNS settings:
Here is an example:
ssr# system show dns
DNS domain: mrb.com, DNS server(s): 16.50.11.12
9.
Use the ping command to verify that the XP can resolve the DNS server name into its
IP address:
Here is an example:
ssr# ping xp
PING xp.mktg.mrb.com (16.50.11.22): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 16.50.11.22: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=0 ms
--- xp.mktg.mrb.com ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0/0/0 ms
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