DNS resolver services - BlueCat DNS Edge

DNS Edge User Guide (Service Point v4)
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BlueCat DNS Edge

Once you have deployed Service Point v4 VMs and configured a site, you can configure and deploy DNS resolver service on the Service Point v4 VMs so that it can consume site information and forward information to the DNS Edge Cloud.

Deploying DNS resolver service

  1. In the top navigation bar, click and select DNS Resolver Services.
  2. To add a new DNS resolver service, click .
  3. Enter the name and description.
  4. Enter the name of the site to which the Service Point v4 VMs will register. As you enter the side name, they appear below the Sites field.
  5. Enter the name of a Service Point v4 VM that will pull the DNS resolver service configuration. As you enter the service point name, they appear below the Service point field.
    Attention: You can only select a service point that has not been configured with a DNS resolver service. You cannot deploy multiple DNS resolver services on the same service point.
  6. Under Service IPs, you can optionally select the following groups of IP addresses to bind to the DNS resolver service:
    Note: If you do not select any additional IP addresses, the DNS resolver service will bind to the primary IP address of the service point.
    1. Select the checkbox next to the Primary IP address to associate with the DNS resolver service.
    2. If you have configured Anycast service on the service point, select the checkbox next to the Anycast IP address to bind to the DNS resolver service.

      For more information on configuring Anycast service on the service point, refer to Configuring Anycast service on Service Point v4.

    3. If you configures any Alias IP addresses, select the checkbox next to the Aliases IP address to bind to the DNS resolver service.
    4. If you have configured DSR VIPs on the service point, select the checkbox next to the Direct server return (DSR) IP address to bind to the DNS resolver service.

      For more information on configuring DSR VIPs on the service point, refer to Configuring the DSR VIP on Service Point v4.

  7. Click Deploy.
Note: Clicking the Deploy button queues the deployment task on the associated service point and does not indicate that the DNS resolver service has been immediately deployed. The deployment process can take a few minutes to successfully complete.