DNS Setting (Windows)

Module: Agent Information

Supported Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP

This check reports the Domain name and DNS servers of the ESM agent.

The following table lists the error messages for the check.

Table: Error messages for DNS Setting

Message String ID and Category	Platform and Message Numeric ID	Message Title and Description	Additional Information
String ID: ESM_REGISTRY_MISSING Category: System Information	Windows 2000 (108333) Windows 2003 (208333) Windows 2008 (251333) Windows Vista (231333) Windows XP (203333)	Title: Missing Registry Entry Description:A registry key which is required for gathering the concerned information is missing. The information field contains the details of the missing registry entry.	Severity: yellow-2 Correctable: false Snapshot Updatable: false Template Updatable: false Information Field Format: [%s]
String ID: ESM_PRIMARY_DNSSUFFIX Category: System Information	Windows 2000 (108338) Windows 2003 (208338) Windows 2008 (251338) Windows Vista (231338) Windows XP (203338)	Title: Primary DNS Suffix Description:Specifies the primary Domain Name System (DNS) suffix for the system. The primary DNS suffix is used in DNS name registration and DNS name resolution.	Severity: green-0 Correctable: false Snapshot Updatable: false Template Updatable: false Information Field Format: [%s]
String ID: ESM_DNS_SERVERS Category: System Information	Windows 2000 (108339) Windows 2003 (208339) Windows 2008 (251339) Windows Vista (231339) Windows XP (203339)	Title: DNS Servers Description:Specifies the list of Domain Name System (DNS) servers to which Windows Sockets sends queries when it resolves names for the interface. The interface-specific DNS name server for the system is determined by 'DhcpNameServer' entry, which the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) configures, and by the 'NameServer' entry, which the user can configure. If the value of NameServer is valid, it takes precedence over the value of DhcpNameServer.	Severity: green-0 Correctable: false Snapshot Updatable: false Template Updatable: false Information Field Format: [%s]

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: ESM_REGISTRY_MISSING

Category: System Information

Windows 2000 (108333)
Windows 2003 (208333)
Windows 2008 (251333)
Windows Vista (231333)
Windows XP (203333)

Title: Missing Registry Entry

Description:A registry key which is required for gathering the concerned information is missing. The information field contains the details of the missing registry entry.

Severity: yellow-2

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: ESM_PRIMARY_DNSSUFFIX

Category: System Information

Windows 2000 (108338)
Windows 2003 (208338)
Windows 2008 (251338)
Windows Vista (231338)
Windows XP (203338)

Title: Primary DNS Suffix

Description:Specifies the primary Domain Name System (DNS) suffix for the system. The primary DNS suffix is used in DNS name registration and DNS name resolution.

Severity: green-0

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: ESM_DNS_SERVERS

Category: System Information

Windows 2000 (108339)
Windows 2003 (208339)
Windows 2008 (251339)
Windows Vista (231339)
Windows XP (203339)

Title: DNS Servers

Description:Specifies the list of Domain Name System (DNS) servers to which Windows Sockets sends queries when it resolves names for the interface. The interface-specific DNS name server for the system is determined by 'DhcpNameServer' entry, which the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) configures, and by the 'NameServer' entry, which the user can configure. If the value of NameServer is valid, it takes precedence over the value of DhcpNameServer.

Severity: green-0

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]