S e n d c o m m e n t s t o n e x u s 3 k - d o c f e e d b a c k @ c i s c o . c o m
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Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS System Management Command Reference
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Chapter System Management Commands
ip name-server
ip name-server
To configure a name server, use the
ip name-server
command. To disable this feature, use the
no
form
of the command.
ip name-server
ip-address
[
use-vrf
name
]
no ip name-server
ip-address
[
use-vrf
name
]
Syntax Description
Command Default
None
Command Modes
Global configuration mode
VRF context configuration mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Use the
ip name-server
command to configure the name server for the device. Use the
vrf context
command to enter the VRF context mode to configure the domain names for a particular VRF.
Examples
This example shows how to configure the IP name server for the default VRF:
switch#
configure terminal
switch(config)#
vrf context management
switch(config-vrf)#
exit
switch(config)#
ip domain-name Mysite.com use-vrf management
switch(config)#
ip name-server 192.0.2.1
switch(config)#
This example shows how to configure the IP name server for the management VRF:
switch#
configure terminal
switch(config)#
vrf context management
switch(config-vrf)#
ip name-server 192.0.2.1
switch(config-vrf)#
This example shows how to configure the IP name server for the default VRF to use the management
VRF as a backup if the IP name server cannot be reached through the default VRF:
switch#
configure terminal
switch(config)#
vrf context management
switch(config-vrf)#
exit
ip-address
IP address for the name server.
use-vrf
name
(Optional) Specifies the virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) to use to reach
the name-server. The name can be any case-sensitive, alphanumeric string up
to 32 characters.
Release
Modification
5.0(3)U1(1)
This command was introduced.