Cisco Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway
Task 3: Configuring DNS
System host name
The System host name defines the DNS hostname that this system is known by. Note that this is not the
fully-qualified domain name, just the host label portion.
fully-qualified domain name, just the host label portion.
Note that <System host name>.<Domain name> = FQDN of this VCS.
To configure the System host name:
1. Go to
System > DNS
.
2. Configure the System host name as follows:
System host name
Enter vcsc
3. Click Save.
Domain name
The Domain name is the name to append to an unqualified host name before querying the DNS server.
To configure the Domain name:
1. Go to
System > DNS
.
2. Configure the Domain name as follows:
Domain name
Enter internal-domain.net
3. Click Save.
DNS servers
The DNS server addresses are the IP addresses of up to 5 domain name servers to use when resolving
domain names. You must specify at least one default DNS server to be queried for address resolution if you
want to either:
domain names. You must specify at least one default DNS server to be queried for address resolution if you
want to either:
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use FQDNs (Fully Qualified Domain Names) instead of IP addresses when specifying external addresses
(for example for LDAP and NTP servers, neighbor zones and peers)
(for example for LDAP and NTP servers, neighbor zones and peers)
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use features such as URI dialing or ENUM dialing
The VCS only queries one server at a time; if that server is not available the VCS will try another server from
the list.
the list.
In the example deployment 2 DNS servers are configured for each VCS, which provides a level of DNS
server redundancy. The VCS Control is configured with DNS servers which are located on the internal
network.
server redundancy. The VCS Control is configured with DNS servers which are located on the internal
network.
Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Basic Configuration (Single VCS Control) Deployment
Guide (X8.5.2)
Guide (X8.5.2)
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VCS system configuration