(Optional) Configuring the DNS Server(eLTE Management Scenarios)
The DNS server allocates domain name addresses and IP addresses for hosts. If the eLTE management component is installed in eSight, you must configure the DNS server.
Preparing for the Configuration
This topic describes the steps for checking before configuring the DNS server.
Procedure
- Click Start. In the menu window that is displayed, right-click Network.
- Choose Properties. The Network and Sharing Center window is displayed as show in Figure 8-1.
- Click Change adapter settings. The Network Connections dialog box is displayed as show in Figure 8-2.
- Double-click a normal local connection. The Local Area Connection Status dialog box is displayed as show in Figure 8-3.
- Click Properties. The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box is displayed as show in Figure 8-4.
- Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties dialog box is displayed as show in Figure 8-5
- Verify that the DNS server IP address is fixed to the local host IP address.
In this section, 10.137.63.98 is used as an example. Use the actual IP address to replace it.
Installing the DNS Server
The DNS server allocates domain name addresses and IP addresses for hosts.
You are advised not to deploy the DNS service on the eSight server. If the DNS service and IVS are co-deployed, functions of the IVS component will be unavailable.
Procedure
- Choose Start > Control Panel. The Control Panel window is displayed as show in Figure 8-6.
- In the Programs area, click Turn Windows features on or off. The Control Panel window is displayed as show in Figure 8-7.
- Choose Roles from the navigation tree on the left and click Add Roles in the Role Summary area on the right. The Add Roles Wizard window is displayed as show in Figure 8-8.
- Click Next. The window shown in Figure 8-9 is displayed.
- Choose DNS Server and click Next. The Figure 8-10 is displayed.
- Click Next. The window shown in Figure 8-11 is displayed.
- Click Install.
The system starts to install the DNS server.
Figure 8-12 Installation Results - Click Close. The installation is complete.
Configuring the DNS Server
The DNS server configuration includes configuring forward lookup zones and reverse lookup zones.
Configuring Forward Lookup Zones
- Choose Start > Administrative Tools > DNS. The DNS Manager window is displayed, as show in Figure 8-13.
- Right-click Forward Lookup Zones. Click Add a New Zone. The New Zone Wizard dialog box is displayed, as show in Figure 8-14.
- Click Next. The window shown in Figure 8-15 is displayed.
- Select Primary zone and click Next. The window shown in Figure 8-16 is displayed.
- Set Zone name (for Industry Terminals, the default acs address is acs.inner.net and here, set it to inner.net) and click Next. The Figure 8-17 is displayed.
- Select Create a new file with this file name and click Next. The window shown in Figure 8-18 is displayed.
- Select Do not allow dynamic updates and click Next. The window shown in Figure 8-19 is displayed.
- When the configuration is complete, click Finish.
- In the DNS Manager window, choose Forward Lookup Zones, right-click inner.net, and choose New Host, as show in Figure 8-20.
The New Host page is displayed, as shown in Figure 8-21.
- Set Name and IP address (for Industry Terminals, the default acs address is acs.inner.net and here, set Name to acs and IP address to 10.137.63.98). Click Add Host. A dialog box indicating operation success is displayed, as show in Figure 8-22.
- Click OK.
Configuring Reverse Lookup Zones
- Choose Start > Administrative Tools > DNS. The DNS Manager window is displayed, as show in Figure 8-23.
- Right-click Reverse Lookup Zones. Click Add a New Zone. The New Zone Wizard dialog box is displayed, as show in Figure 8-24.
- Click Next. The window shown in Figure 8-25 is displayed.
- Select Primary zone and click Next. The window shown in Figure 8-26 is displayed.
- Select IPv4 Reverse Lookup Zone and click Next. The Figure 8-27 is displayed.
- Set Network ID (first three numbers in the IP address) and click Next. The Figure 8-28 is displayed.
- Select Create a new file with this file name and click Next. The window shown in Figure 8-29 is displayed.
- Select Do not allow dynamic updates and click Next. The window shown in Figure 8-30 is displayed.
- When the configuration is complete, click Finish.
- In the DNS Manager window, choose Reverse Lookup Zones, right-click 63.137.10.in-addr.arpa, and choose New Pointer from the shortcut menu, as show in Figure 8-31.
The New Resource Record dialog box is displayed, as shown in Figure 8-32.
- Set Host IP Address and Host name (here, set them to 10.137.63.98 and acs.inner.net respectively). Click OK.
Verifying the DNS Server Configuration
This topic describes the steps for verifying the DNS configuration
Procedure
- Choose Start > Run,
enter cmd, and click OK.
- In the command-line interface that is displayed, enter nslookup and press Enter.
- Verifying the DNS Server Configuration
- Enter the IP addresses and domain name of the configured reverse and forward lookup zones respectively, Name and Address values are returned, as shown in the two red boxes of Figure 8-33, indicating that the DNS server has been configured successfully.
- If an incorrect domain name of a lookup zone is entered, the system response times out, as show in the third red box of Figure 8-33, indicating that the DNS server has not been configured.