70045 – DNS Server is not available

Alarm Type
QP
Description

If DNS servers are configured on PCRF nodes, those nodes will use DNS servers. Process qp_monitor will check DNS availability at the runtime of every node. If a DNS server is found unavailable, QP alarm 70045 is triggered.

Default Severity
Major
Instance
N/A
HA Score
Normal
Clearing Action
This alarm will be cleared automatically after 120 seconds.
OID
QPDNSServerIsNotAvailable

Recovery:

  1. If the alarm message is No reply from server, the server could not be reached or the connection has timed out. To resolve:
    1. Check the route and firewall settings from the PCRF node reporting the alarm to determine if a DNS server can be accessed.
    2. Repair the access to the specific DNS server.
  2. If the alarm message is Internal error the DNS server IP address format is incorrect. To resolve:
    1. Use Platcfg commands Policy Configuration -> Perform Initial Configuration to check the IP address format of the DNS server: