Connecting a Storage System to the DNS Server
After a storage system is connected to a DNS server, you can access the storage system through the IP address or domain name. This section describes how to configure a system management IP address for the active or standby DNS.
Prerequisites
- The DNS has been configured and is running properly.
- Port 53 of the TCP/UDP protocol between the storage system and the DNS server is enabled.
Context
- A DNS server is used to resolve host names in a domain.
- If you want to configure a standby DNS server, keep the domain names of the active and standby servers consistent.
Procedure
- Log in to DeviceManager.
- Choose Settings > Basic Information > DNS Service.
- Set the DNS information.
- Set Active DNS IP Address.
- Optional: Set Standby DNS IP Address 1.
- Optional: Set Standby DNS IP Address 2.
Configure the standby DNS IP address 1 first and then the standby DNS IP address 2.
- Optional: Test the connection between the DNS server and storage system.
- You can click Test of each DNS IP address to test its availability.
- You can click Test All to test the connection between the DNS server and storage system.
- Click Save.
The Success dialog box is displayed, indicating that the operation succeeded.
- Click OK.