`ip dns server address`

Syntax

ip dns server-address <IP-ADDR> [ vrf <VRF-NAME> ] 

no ip dns server-address <IP-ADDR> [ vrf <VRF-NAME> ]

Description

Configures the DNS name servers that the DNS client queries to resolve DNS queries. Up to six name servers can be defined. The DNS client queries the servers in the order that they are defined. If no VRF is defined, the default VRF is used.

The no form of this command removes a name server from the list.

Command context

config

Parameters

<IP-ADDR>: Specifies an IP address in IPv4 format (x.x.x.x), where x is a decimal number from 0 to 255, or IPv6 format (xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx), where x is a hexadecimal number from 0 to F.
vrf <VRF-NAME>: Specifies a VRF name. Default: default.

Authority

Administrators or local user group members with execution rights for this command.

Examples

This example defines a name server at 1.1.1.1.

switch(config)# ip dns server-address 1.1.1.1

This example defines a name server at a::1.

switch(config)# ip dns server-address a::1

This example removes a name server at a::1.

switch(config)# no ip dns server-address a::1