Adding a DNS server and NTP server

You must specify how the NAS Bridge node will access the DNS and NTP services. Depending on your storage network and deployment goals, you can choose to use the Active Directory server or standalone network servers for the DNS and NTP services.

Before you begin

You must have the following information:

IP address of the DNS server
Priority of the DNS server
Host name of the NTP server

About this task

There are two options when adding DNS and NTP:

You can use a single server to provide DNS and NTP services. If you are using SMB, this server can also function as the Active Directory server.
- Using the same server for Active Directory and NTP ensures that the NAS Bridge node is using the same time as the Active Directory service.
- Using the same server for Active Directory and DNS ensures that the NAS Bridge node can resolve the fully qualified domain name of the Active Directory server.
- If you are using the same server, you must specify the same IP address for all three services. You will complete the Active Directory definition after you add the DNS and NTP entries.
You can use separate servers to provide DNS and NTP services. If you are using SMB, you can also use a separate server for Active Directory.
- If you use separate servers for Active Directory and NTP, you must synchronize the time on the two servers to ensure that the NAS Bridge node uses the same time as the Active Directory service.
- If you use separate servers for Active Directory and DNS, you must ensure that the DNS server can resolve the fully qualified domain name of the Active Directory server.
- If you are using separate servers, you must know the IP address of the actual, dedicated DNS and NTP servers.

Steps

Click Configuration at the top of the web page.
Click Bridge on the left side of the page.
Define a DNS server.
1. Click Add next to DNS Servers.
2. Type all of the required configuration information.
  The IP address and priority must both be unique for all DNS servers defined to the NAS Bridge node. If you are using a single server for Active Directory and DNS, you must give this server the highest priority of all DNS servers in the NAS Bridge node. The lower the number, the higher the priority. For example, enter 1, assuming that no other DNS server uses a lower number.
Define an NTP server.
1. Click Add next to NTP Servers.
2. Type all of the required configuration information.
Click Save.