Boot Options
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no primary-dns
Context bof
Description This command configures the primary DNS server used for DNS name resolution. DNS name
resolution can be used when executing ping, traceroute, and service-ping, and also when defining file
URLs. DNS name resolution is not supported when DNS names are embedded in configuration files.
The no form of the command removes the primary DNS server from the configuration.
Default no primary-dns — No primary DNS server is configured.
Parameters ip-address — The IP or IPv6 address of the primary DNS server.
Ipv6 is applicable to the 7750 SR and 7950 XRS only.
Values
secondary-dns
Syntax [no] secondary-dns ip-address
Context bof
Description This command configures the secondary DNS server for DNS name resolution. The secondary DNS
server is used only if the primary DNS server does not respond.
DNS name resolution can be used when executing ping, traceroute, and service-ping, and also when
defining file URLs. DNS name resolution is not supported when DNS names are embedded in
configuration files.
The no form of the command removes the secondary DNS server from the configuration.
Default no secondary-dns — No secondary DNS server is configured.
Parameters ip-address — The IP or IPv6 address of the secondary DNS server.
Ipv6 is applicable to the 7750 SR and 7950 XRS only.
Values
ipv4-address a.b.c.d
ipv6-address x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x[-interface]
x:x:x:x:x:x:d.d.d.d[-interface]
x: [0..FFFF]H
d: [0..255]D
interface 32 chars max, for link local addresses
ipv4-address a.b.c.d
ipv6-address x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x[-interface]
x:x:x:x:x:x:d.d.d.d[-interface]