Dell 3-DNS Administrator's Manual

Contents

Table of ContentsviiiSetting the interface media type ............................................................................. 3-7Configuring VLANs and IP addresses ................................................................... 3-7Configuring a default gateway pool ....................................................................... 3-8Configuring remote web server access ................................................................... 3-8Configuring remote administrative access .............................................................. 3-9Setting support access ........................................................................................... 3-10Setting the time zone ............................................................................................ 3-10Configuring NTP support ..................................................................................... 3-10Configuring the 3-DNS mode ............................................................................... 3-11Configuring user authentication ........................................................................... 3-11Configuring NameSurfer for zone file management ............................................ 3-13Running the Setup utility after creating the initial software configuration .................. 3-14Options available only through the Setup utility menu ........................................ 3-154Post-Setup Tasks Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 4-1Configuring the interfaces .............................................................................................. 4-2Understanding the interface naming convention .................................................... 4-2Displaying status for interfaces .............................................................................. 4-2Setting the media type ............................................................................................ 4-3Setting the duplex mode ......................................................................................... 4-3Working with VLANs .................................................................................................... 4-4Default VLAN configuration .................................................................................. 4-4Creating, renaming, and deleting VLANs .............................................................. 4-5Configuring packet access to VLANs .................................................................... 4-7Setting up security for VLANs ............................................................................... 4-9Setting fail-safe timeouts for VLANs ................................................................... 4-10Setting the MAC masquerade address .................................................................. 4-11Configuring a self IP address ........................................................................................ 4-125Essential Configuration TasksReviewing the configuration tasks .................................................................................. 5-1Setting up a basic configuration ..................................................................................... 5-2Setting up a data center ................................................................................................... 5-3Setting up servers ............................................................................................................ 5-5Defining 3-DNS Controllers ................................................................................... 5-5Defining BIG-IP systems ........................................................................................ 5-6Defining a BIG-IP system with the 3-DNS module ............................................... 5-7Defining a router ..................................................................................................... 5-8Defining EDGE-FX systems .................................................................................. 5-9Defining host servers ............................................................................................ 5-10Configuring host SNMP settings .......................................................................... 5-12Working with sync groups ............................................................................................ 5-13Configuring sync groups ....................................................................................... 5-13Setting the time tolerance value ............................................................................ 5-14Overview of auto-configuration .................................................................................... 5-15Configuring global variables ....................................................................................... 5-17