VMware VS4-ENT-PL-A - vSphere Enterprise Plus Setup Manual page 256

vSphere Installation and Setup
9 (Optional) Set static IPv6 addresses.
a Select IPv6 settings.
b Select Static IPv6 addresses.
c Click the add icon.
d Type the IPv6 address and click OK.
10 Click OK.
Configuring DNS for ESXi
You can select either manual or automatic DNS configuration of the ESXi host.
The default is automatic. For automatic DNS to work, your network environment must have a DHCP server
and a DNS server.
In network environments where automatic DNS is not available or not desirable, you can configure static
DNS information, including a host name, a primary name server, a secondary name server, and DNS
suffixes.
Configure DNS Settings from the Direct Console
If you have physical access to the host or remote access to the direct console, you can use the direct console
to configure DNS information.
Procedure
1 Select Configure Management Network and press Enter.
2 Select DNS Configuration and press Enter.
3 Select Use the following DNS server addresses and hostname.
4 Enter the primary server, an alternative server (optional), and the host name.
Configure DNS Suffixes
If you have physical access to the host, you can use the direct console to configure DNS information. By
default, DHCP acquires the DNS suffixes.
Procedure
1 From the direct console, select Configure Management Network.
2 Select Custom DNS Suffixes and press Enter.
3 Enter new DNS suffixes.
Test the Management Network
You can use the direct console to do simple network connectivity tests.
The direct console performs the following tests.
Pings the default gateway
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Pings the primary DNS name server
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Pings the secondary DNS nameserver
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Resolves the configured host name
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