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dns allocate

  • Published on Aug 6, 2026
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This command allocates and configures a VAST DNS server configuration.

Usage

dns allocate --name NAME
            [--domain-suffix DOMAIN_SUFFIX]
            [--enable | --disable]
            [--net-type NORTH_PORT|SOUTH_PORT|EXTERNAL_PORT]
            [--cnode-ids CNODE_IDs]
            [--ttl TTL]
            [--port PORT]

Required Parameters

--name NAME

Specifies a name for the VAST DNS server configuration.

Options

--domain-suffix DOMAIN_SUFFIX

Specifies a suffix to append to domain names of each VIP pool. The suffix should complete each domain name to form a valid FQDN for DNS requests to target.

--enable

Enables the VAST DNS service.

--disable

Disables the VAST DNS service.

--net-type NORTH_PORT|SOUTH_PORT|EXTERNAL_PORT

Specifies the network type interface for the DNS service.

--cnode-ids CNODE_IDs

Comma-separated IDs of CNodes (uses all CNodes if not specified).

--ttl TTL

Specifies the DNS TTL value.

--port PORT

Specifies a port for the DNS service.

Example

This example shows how to allocate a VAST DNS server configuration named VAST-DNS-Service:

vcli: admin> dns allocate --name VAST-DNS-Service --domain-suffix mycorp.cluster.com --port 53
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