An administrator can update the DNS assignments for VMware Aria Automation.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the console for any VMware Aria Automation appliance using either SSH or VMRC.
  2. Run the following command.
    vracli network dns set --servers DNS1,DNS2
  3. Verify that the new DNS servers were properly applied to all VMware Aria Automation nodes with vracli network dns status command.
  4. Run the following set of commands to shut down the VMware Aria Automation services on all cluster nodes.

    For related information about shutting down VMware Aria Automation, see Starting and stopping VMware Aria Automation.

    /opt/scripts/svc-stop.sh
    sleep 120
    /opt/scripts/deploy.sh --onlyClean
    
  5. Restart the VMware Aria Automation nodes and wait for them to start completely.

    For related information about restarting VMware Aria Automation, see Starting and stopping VMware Aria Automation.

  6. Log in to each VMware Aria Automation node with SSH and verify that the new DNS servers are listed in /etc/resolv.conf.
  7. On one of the VMware Aria Automation nodes, run the following command to start the VMware Aria Automation services: /opt/scripts/deploy.sh

Results

The VMware Aria Automation DNS settings are changed as specified.