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Name resolution for instances
The Networking service offers several methods to configure name resolution (DNS) for instances. Most deployments should implement case 1 or 2. Case 3 requires security considerations to prevent leaking internal DNS information to instances.
Case 1: Each virtual network uses unique DNS resolver(s)
In this case, the DHCP agent offers one or more unique DNS resolvers to instances via DHCP on each virtual network. You can configure a DNS resolver when creating or updating a subnet. To configure more than one DNS resolver, use a comma between each value.
Configure a DNS resolver when creating a subnet.
$ neutron subnet-create --dns-nameserver DNS_RESOLVER
Replace
DNS_RESOLVER
with the IP address of a DNS resolver reachable from the virtual network. For example:$ neutron subnet-create --dns-nameserver 203.0.113.8,198.51.100.53
Note
This command requires other options outside the scope of this content.
Configure a DNS resolver on an existing subnet.
$ neutron subnet-update --dns-nameserver DNS_RESOLVER SUBNET_ID_OR_NAME
Replace
DNS_RESOLVER
with the IP address of a DNS resolver reachable from the virtual network andSUBNET_ID_OR_NAME
with the UUID or name of the subnet. For example, using theselfservice
subnet:$ neutron subnet-update --dns-nameserver 203.0.113.8,198.51.100.53 selfservice
Case 2: All virtual networks use same DNS resolver(s)
In this case, the DHCP agent offers the same DNS resolver(s) to instances via DHCP on all virtual networks.
In the
dhcp_agent.ini
file, configure one or more DNS resolvers. To configure more than one DNS resolver, use a comma between each value.[DEFAULT] dnsmasq_dns_servers = DNS_RESOLVER
Replace
DNS_RESOLVER
with the IP address of a DNS resolver reachable from all virtual networks. For example:[DEFAULT] dnsmasq_dns_servers = 203.0.113.8, 198.51.100.53
Note
You must configure this option for all eligible DHCP agents and restart them to activate the values.
Case 3: All virtual networks use DNS resolver(s) on the host
In this case, the DHCP agent offers the DNS resolver(s) in the
resolv.conf
file on the host running the DHCP agent via
DHCP to instances on all virtual networks.
In the
dhcp_agent.ini
file, enable advertisement of the DNS resolver(s) on the host.[DEFAULT] dnsmasq_local_resolv = True
Note
You must configure this option for all eligible DHCP agents and restart them to activate the values.