Test-DnsServers¶

Synopsis¶

Tests whether an array of DNS servers can resolve given domain name.

Syntax¶

Test-DnsServers [-dnsServers] <Array> [[-domainName] <String>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description¶

The Test-DnsServers cmdlet tests whether an array of DNS servers can resolve given domain name. Returns $true if all servers can resolve the given domain name or $false when at least one fails.

Examples¶

Example 1¶

Test-DnsServers -dnsServers @("192.168.20.10","172.16.31.1") -domainName vmware.com

This example will test whether all dns servers "192.168.20.10","172.16.31.1" can can resolve domain name vmware.com.

Example 2¶

Test-DnsServers -dnsServers "192.168.20.10" -domainName vmware.com

This example will test whether dns server "192.168.20.10" can resolve domain name vmware.com.

Parameters¶

-dnsServers¶

The array of DNS servers to test.

Type: Array
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-domainName¶

The domain name to resolve.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: Vmware.com
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction¶

Progress Action

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Common Parameters¶

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.