Nortel Networks 5500 series - Manual (Page 276)

276 Configuring system settings
Configuring DNS servers and settings
To configure DNS settings for the cluster, use the following command:
/cfg/sys/dns
The DNS Settings menu appears.
The DNS Settings menu includes the following options:
/cfg/sys/dns
followed by:
servers Accesses the DNS Servers menu, in order to
manage servers configured for the cluster (see
“Managing DNS servers” (page 277) ).
cachesize Specifies the size of the local DNS cache.
•
entries is an integer in the range
0–10000 indicating the maximum number
of DNS entries in the local DNS cache. The
default is 1000.
retransmit Sets the interval for retransmitting a DNS
query.
•
interval is a positive integer that
indicates the time interval in seconds
(
s ), minutes ( m ), hours ( h ), or days ( d ). If
you do not specify a measurement unit,
seconds is assumed. The default is 2 (2
seconds).
count Specifies the number of retries.
•
count is a non-negative integer that
indicates the maximum number of times a
DNS query is retransmitted. The default is
3.
ttl Specifies the maximum time to live (TTL) value
for entries in the DNS cache. After the TTL
has expired, the entries are discarded.
•
ttl is a non-negative integer that indicates
the TTL value in seconds ( s ), minutes
( m ), hours ( h ), or days ( d ). You can enter
compound values (for example, 2h30m).
If you do not specify a measurement unit,
seconds is assumed. The default is 3h (3
hours).
Nortel Secure Network Access Switch
Using the Command Line Interface
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28 July 2008
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