Changing DNS server in NSX

We recently spun up a new datacenter and used another site to bootstrap our DNS configuration. Now that we’ve got local DNS services, it’s time to change all our configuration! In this article I’ll show you how you can change the DNS configuration in your NSX environment. The process is the same for both the managers as the edge nodes. Keep in mind that you will have to perform these steps on ALL your managers and edge nodes....

20 February, 2025 · 2 min · Maarten Van Driessen

Clear DNS cache VCSA/PhotonOS

The last few weeks I’ve had to do a couple of IP changes on ESXi hosts. This always goes without a lot of issues but it can be annoying when you have to wait for the new IP address to be updated in DNS and then for it to be visible in vCenter. The quickest way to get the new DNS records, is to clear the DNS cache in VCSA. Since VCSA is based on PhotonOS, this will also work on other PhotonOS VMs....

21 October, 2020 · 1 min · Maarten Van Driessen