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Switched Rack PDU
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–On Retry Failure: Defines what TCP/IP settings will be used by the
Rack PDU when it fails to discover a BOOTP server (Use Prior
Settings, by default).
DNS
Configure Domain Name System Settings fields. Use these fields to
define the IP addresses of the primary and secondary Domain Name
System (DNS) servers used by the Switched Rack PDU e-mail feature.
Send DNS Query (Web interface). Use this option, available only
through the DNS menu in the Web interface, to send a DNS query that tests
the setup of your DNS servers.
Use the following settings to define the parameters for the test DNS
request; you view the result of the test DNS request in the Last Query
Response field (which displays No last query or text describing the query
result of the last test).
• Use the Query Type setting to select the method to use for the DNS
query:
– The URL name of the server (Host)
– The IP address of the server (IP)
– The fully qualified domain name (FQDN)
– The Mail Exchange used by the server (MX)
• Use the Query Question text field to identify the value to be used for
the selected Query Type:
For information about the Advanced settings (DHCP Cookie Is
and Retry Then Stop) that directly affect how DHCP is used, see
Boot Mode.
See E-mail Feature and DNS servers.