DNS Server for Hostname Resource-Type SmartGroups

This DNS server setting only applies to SmartGroups with the hostname resource type groups, defined under Groups > SmartGroups.

Select either the Gateway’s Management DNS Server or Custom DNS Servers for DNS hostname resolution.

When a DCF rule attempts a DNS match because of the included hostname, the Aviatrix Default DNS server is used to resolve the DNS, unless you configure a custom DNS Server.

To select a DNS server:

On the CoPilot Groups > Settings tab, select one of the following on the DNS Server for Hostname Resolution card:
- Gateway’s Management DNS Server: This is the default DNS server setting. Each gateway has its own configured Gateway Management DNS server. If a gateway is part of a hostname resource-type SmartGroup, it will use the Gateway’s Management DNS Server setting configured in one of the following locations:
  - For Transit, Spoke, or Specialty gateways: Cloud Fabric > Gateways > Transit Gateways, Spoke Gateways, or Specialty Gateways > [gateway name] > Settings > General > Gateway Management DNS Server
  - For UserVPN gateways: Cloud Fabric > UserVPN > [gateway name] > Settings > General.
    
    See Gateway’s DNS Server for more information.
- Custom DNS Servers: enter one or more custom DNS server addresses (maximum is two) that will be updated for all enforcing gateways.

Ensure the correctness of the custom DNS server addresses before saving. Any valid IP address is accepted by this field, even if it is not the IP address of a DNS server.

Click Save.