Applies To:
Show VersionsBIG-IQ Centralized Management
- 6.0.0
Managing DNS Listeners
How do I manage a DNS listener in BIG-IQ?
A listener is a specialized virtual server that passively checks for DNS packets on port 53 and the IP address you assign to the listener. When a DNS query is sent to the IP address of the listener, BIG-IP DNS either handles the request locally or forwards the request to the appropriate resource.
You can view the DNS listeners configured for the DNS sync groups you manage by navigating to Create to set up a new one.
. From there, click a listener to edit it, clickEdit a DNS listener
Create a DNS listener
Create another listener with the same IPv4 address and configuration, but select TCP from the Protocol list. Then, create two more listeners, configuring both with the same IPv6 address, but one with the UDP protocol and one with the TCP protocol.
When you finish that, the BIG-IP device for which you created these listeners will be able to receive DNS queries, handle wide IP requests, and forward all other DNS queries to members of the pool of DNS servers.