VMware

Servers Namespace

Servers namespace provides commands DNS server configuration.

List of commands:



Test Command

dcli com vmware appliance networking dns servers test

Description

Test if dns servers are reachable.

Options

Option Name Type Required Description
servers string Yes DNS servers.

Example

dcli com vmware appliance networking dns servers test --servers testString


Add Command

dcli com vmware appliance networking dns servers add

Description

Add a DNS server. This method fails if mode argument is "dhcp"

Options

Option Name Type Required Description
server string Yes DNS server.

Example

dcli com vmware appliance networking dns servers add --server testString


Set Command

dcli com vmware appliance networking dns servers set

Description

Set the DNS server configuration. If you set the mode argument to "DHCP", a DHCP refresh is forced.

Options

Option Name Type Required Description
mode string Yes Define how to determine the DNS servers. Leave the servers argument empty if the mode argument is "DHCP". Set the servers argument to a comma-separated list of DNS servers if the mode argument is "static". The DNS server are assigned from the specified list. Valid values are: {dhcp, is_static}
servers string Yes List of the currently used DNS servers.

Example

dcli com vmware appliance networking dns servers set --mode test --servers testString


Get Command

dcli com vmware appliance networking dns servers get

Description

Get DNS server configuration.

Example

dcli com vmware appliance networking dns servers get