13-18Configuring IPv6 DNS ClientConfiguring Static IPv6 Domain Name ResolutionConfiguring static IPv6 domain name resolution is to establish the mapping between a host name andan IPv6 address. When using such applications as Telnet, you can directly input a host name and thesystem will resolve the host name into an IPv6 address. Each host name can correspond to only oneIPv6 address.Follow these steps to configure static IPv6 domain name resolution:To do… Use the command… RemarksEnter system view system-view —Configure a host name to IPv6address mappingipv6 host hostnameipv6-address RequiredConfiguring Dynamic IPv6 Domain Name ResolutionYou can use the following command to enable the dynamic domain name resolution function. Inaddition, you need to configure a DNS server so that a query request message can be sent to thecorrect server for resolution. The system can support at most six DNS servers.You can configure a DNS suffix so that you only need to enter part of a domain name, and the systemcan automatically add the preset suffix for address resolution. The system can support at most 10 DNSsuffixes.Follow these steps to configure dynamic IPv6 domain name resolution:To do… Use the command… RemarksEnter system view system-view —Enable the dynamicdomain name resolutionfunctiondns resolve RequiredDisabled by default.Configure an IPv6 DNSserverdns server ipv6ipv6-address [ interface-typeinterface-number ]RequiredIf the IPv6 address of the DNS server is alink-local address, you need to specifythe interface-type and interface-numberargument.Configure a DNS suffix dns domain domain-nameRequiredBy default, no domain name suffix isconfigured, that is, the domain name isresolved according to the inputinformation.The dns resolve and dns domain commands are the same as those of IPv4 DNS. For details aboutthe commands, refer to DNS Commands in the IP Services Volume.
