DNS and DHCP services

NSX Edge services gateway offers DNS and DHCP services. Let's look at configuring these services in the NSX Edge gateway.

DHCP service

NSX allows for one-to-one static NAT IP address allocation and IP address pooling. When the DHCP service is set up, it listens to any DHCP discovery requests on the internal interfaces and responds:

1. Go to Home | Networking & Security | NSX Edges, and double click an NSX Edge, and navigate to Manage | DHCP:

2. Click the + icon to add a new pool:

3. Enabling Auto Configure DNS allows you to configure the DNS for every DHCP binding automatically.
4. Enabling Lease Never Expires binds the IP to the MAC address forever.
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