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Setting the DNS Server Address

There are two ways to set the DNS server address, as described in the following sections:

• Automatically (through dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP))
• Manually

Setting the DNS Server Address Automatically

NOTE: You must select the setting the IP address section Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) option button to set the DNS server address automatically.

To set the DNS server address automatically through DHCP, do the following:

1. In the SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager main window HBA tree, select the HBA port. Click the HBA Options tab. The HBA Options tabbed page (Network tab) displays (Configuring the QLA4xxx HBA Port).
2. In the Setting the DNS server address section, select the Obtain DNS server address automatically (via DHCP) option button.

Setting the DNS Server Address Manually

To set the DNS server address manually, perform the following steps:

1. In the SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager main window HBA tree, select the HBA port. Click the HBA Options tab. The HBA Options tabbed page (Network tab) displays (Configuring the QLA4xxx HBA Port).
2. In the DNS server address section, do the following:

1. Select the Use the following DNS server addresses option button.
2. Enter the primary DNS IP address.

NOTE: At the time of publication, the Secondary DNS IP address field is not supported.