How Do I Configure DNS for an ECS?

Scenarios

Configure a DNS server for resolving the domain name of an ECS. By default, the IP address of the DNS server is automatically configured when an ECS is created. No manual configuration is needed except when the resolution fails due to a change in the DNS server IP address.

You can configure DNS for an ECS as follows:

• (Recommended) Change the DNS server address of the subnet to which the ECS belongs.

Procedure

1. Log in to the ECS as user root.
2. Run the vi /etc/resolv.conf command to edit the /etc/resolv.conf file. Add the DNS server IP address above the existing nameserver information.
   Figure 1 Configuring DNS
   

   The format is as follows:

3. Press Esc, input :wq, and press Enter to save the changes and exit the vi editor.
4. Run the following command to check whether the IP address is successfully added:

   cat /etc/resolv.conf

5. Run the following command to check whether an IP address can be resolved from the file system domain name:

   nslookup File system domain name

   

   Obtain the file system domain name from the file system mount point.

6. (Optional) In a network environment that uses the DHCP server, edit the /etc/resolv.conf file to prevent the file from being automatically modified upon an ECS startup, and prevent the DNS server IP address added in 2 from being reset.
   1. Run the following command to lock the file:
      chattr +i /etc/resolv.conf

      

      Run the chattr -i /etc/resolv.conf command to unlock the file if needed.

   2. Run the following command to check whether the editing is successful:

      lsattr /etc/resolv.conf

      If the information shown in Figure 2 is displayed, the file is locked.

      Figure 2 A locked file