How to Add a Permanent Search Domain Entry in the Resolv.conf File of a XenServer Host

This post describes how to add a permanent search domain entry in the resolv.cof of a XenServer Host. Because if you try to manually edit resolv.conf to add search domains the entries are not persistent after the XenServer Host reboot.

Instructions

The following are the requirements:

• XenServer 5.0 and later
• Access to the command line interface of the XenServer host
• The Network Interface Cards (NICs) on the XenServer host must be configured with a static IP address

Complete the following procedure:

1. To identify the management NIC on a given host run, run the following command:

   xe pif-list host-name-label= management=true

2. To add the static search domain entry to the resolv.conf:

   xe pif-param-set uuid= other-config:domain=searchdomain.net

3. Reboot the XenServer Host.
4. The cat /etc/resolv.conf displays the search domain entry.

Note: Multiple search domain entries can be entered separated by commas:

xe pif-param-set uuid= other-config:domain=searchdomain.net,searchdomain2.net

 

Applicable Products

• XenServer 6.2.0
• XenServer 6.1.0
• XenServer 6.0

Sources:

CTX118840