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Add DNS Mapping

If your VMware vSphere environment is configured with Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), you can add a Dynamic Name Server (DNS) mapping to the Private Cloud Gateway (PCG) to resolve the hostnames of the nodes in the PCG. You can also use the DNS mapping ensure nodes are alocated to the correct datacenter, cluster and network.

You can add multiple DNS mappings to a PCG to support different datacenters and networks in your VMware vSphere environment.

Prerequisites​

  • A PCG is installed, active, and in a healthy state. Refer to Deploy a PCG for instructions on how to install a PCG.

  • Access to the VMware vSphere environment.

  • Tenant administrator access.

Add DNS Mapping​

  1. Log in to Palette as a tenant administrator.

  2. Navigate to the left Main Menu and select Tenant Settings.

  3. Select Private Cloud Gateways from the Tenant Settings Menu.

  4. Click on the PCG for which you want to create a node pool.

  5. From the PCG details page, click on the DNS Mapping tab.

  6. Select Add New DNS Mapping.

  7. Fill out the form. Refer to the table below to learn more about each input option.

    FieldDescription
    Search DomainThe domain name to allocate nodes to and resolve hostnames.
    DatacenterThe vSphere datacenter to which the DNS mapping applies.
    Compute ClusterThe vSphere cluster to which the DNS mapping applies.
    NetworkThe vSphere network to which the DNS mapping applies.

  8. Click Confirm to add the DNS mapping.

Validate​

Use the following steps to validate that the DNS mapping was created successfully.

  1. Log in to Palette as a tenant administrator.

  2. Navigate to the left Main Menu and select Tenant Settings.

  3. Select Private Cloud Gateways from the Tenant Settings Menu

  4. Click on the PCG for which you created a node pool.

  5. From the PCG details page, click on the DNS Mapping tab.

  6. The new DNS mapping should be listed in the Search Domain section.

To use the new DNS mapping, you will need to create a cluster and select DHCP as the network type. Select the DNS mapping when configuring the cluster control plane and worker nodes.