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DNS

Configure Domain Name Service Settings fields.

Use these fields to

define the IP addresses of the primary and secondary Domain Name
Servers (DNS) used by the Switched Rack PDU e-mail feature.

Send DNS Query (Web interface only).

Use this option, available only

through the TCP/IP & DNS menu in the Web interface, to send a DNS
query that tests the setup of your DNS servers.

Use the following settings to define the parameters for the test DNS
request. View the result of the test DNS request in the Last Query
Response
field (Passed, Failed, or Not Responding).

• Use the Query Type setting to select the method to use for the DNS

query:

– URL name of the server (By Name)
– P address of the server (By IP)
– Mail Exchange used by the server (By MX)

• Use the Query Question text field to specify the value to be used for

the selected Query Type:

– For Name, specify the URL.
– For IP, specify the IP address.
– For MX, specify the Mail Exchange address.

• Use DNS Server to Query to select whether you want to query the

Primary DNS Server or the Secondary DNS Server.

See

E-mail Feature

and

DNS servers

.