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Netra Proxy Cache Array User's Manual

Name Service Procedures

DNS Administration

To Configure the Netra Server to Use DNS

  1. Choose Network Services Administration: Name Service DNS (Domain Name System) Configure DNS Resolver.

    The DNS Administration page is displayed.

  2. Type the information in the form using Table 9-1.

    Table 9-1 DNS Client Information

    DNS Domain Name 

    The DNS domain that is used to resolve partially qualified host names. Usually, this is the local domain name. Example: comedy.tv.net 

    Name Server 1  

    The host address of the DNS server that is tried first for all DNS queries. Example: 129.144.79.5 

    Name Server 2 (optional) 

    The host address of the DNS server to use, if the first name server is unreachable. Example: 129.144.79.6 

    Name Server 3 (optional) 

    The host address of the DNS server to use, if the first two name servers are unreachable. Example: 129.144.102.6 

To Modify DNS Resolver Configuration

  1. Choose Network Services Administration: Name Service DNS (Domain Name System) Modify DNS resolver.

    The DNS Administration page is displayed.

  2. Make the changes in the form using Table 9-1.

To Delete A DNS Configuration

  1. Choose Network Services Administration: Name Service DNS (Domain Name System) Delete DNS resolver.

    The Delete DNS Administration page is displayed.

  2. Click OK to confirm the operation.

Local Name Server Administration

To Configure the Netra Server to Use a Local Name Server

  1. Choose Network Services Administration: Name Service Local Name Service.

    The Local Name Service Administration page is displayed.

  2. Type the information in the form using Table 9-2.

    Table 9-2 Host Name and Address

    Host Addresses/ Host Names/ Aliases 

    The host addresses and corresponding host names and aliases. The host names may be partially or fully qualified to be compatible with other name services. However, this database only resolves host names that have an exact match in the database. Example: stimpy only matches stimpy, not

    stimpy.comedy.tv.net. Maximum 2000 records.

NIS Administration

To Configure the Netra Server to Use NIS to Resolve Names

  1. Choose Network Services Administration: Name Service NIS (Network Information Name Service).

    The NIS Administration page is displayed.

  2. Type the information in the form using Table 9-3.

    Table 9-3 NIS Domain Name

    NIS Domain Name 

    The NIS domain in which the Netra server resides. 

To Modify or Unconfigure an NIS Domain Name
Note -

The Modify and Unconfigure options are only displayed when the Netra server is configured as an NIS client.

  1. Choose Network Service Administration: Name Service NIS (Network Information Name Service).

  2. Choose one of the following:

    • To modify an NIS domain name, choose Modify, type a new NIS domain name, and confirm the operation.

    • To unconfigure an NIS domain name, choose Unconfigure NIS, and confirm the operation. The Netra server no longer uses NIS to resolve host names, and the NIS domain name is ignored.

    Note -

    You must reboot the server if you make changes to your NIS configuration.