DnsClientGlobalSetting - dsccommunity/NetworkingDsc GitHub Wiki

Parameters

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
IsSingleInstance	Key	String	Specifies the resource is a single instance, the value must be 'Yes'.	Yes
DevolutionLevel	Write	UInt32	Specifies the number of labels up to which devolution should occur.
SuffixSearchList	Write	StringArray[]	Specifies a list of global suffixes that can be used in the specified order by the DNS client for resolving the IP address of the computer name.
UseDevolution	Write	Boolean	Specifies that devolution is activated.

Description

This resource is used to control global DNS client settings for a node.

Examples

Example 1

Configure only contoso.com for the DNS Suffix.

Configuration DnsClientGlobalSetting_ConfigureSuffixSearchListSingle_Config
{
    Import-DscResource -Module NetworkingDsc

    Node localhost
    {
        DnsClientGlobalSetting ConfigureSuffixSearchListSingle
        {
            IsSingleInstance = 'Yes'
            SuffixSearchList = 'contoso.com'
            UseDevolution    = $true
            DevolutionLevel  = 0
        }
    }
}

Example 2

Configure fabrikam.com and fourthcoffee.com for the DNS SuffixSearchList.

Configuration DnsClientGlobalSetting_ConfigureSuffixSearchListMultiple_Config
{
    Import-DscResource -Module NetworkingDsc

    Node localhost
    {
        DnsClientGlobalSetting ConfigureSuffixSearchListMultiple
        {
            IsSingleInstance = 'Yes'
            SuffixSearchList = ('fabrikam.com', 'fourthcoffee.com')
            UseDevolution    = $true
            DevolutionLevel  = 0
        }
    }
}