Can we monitor DNS servers and DNS forwarders in SolarWinds.

Hi,
can we Monitor the below scenario in SolarWinds :

we need a monitor that will send DNS requests to our DNS forwarders to ensure they are correctly responding to DNS queries. And DNS Forwarders are (Azure VM's).

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Pardeep

Hi @stevenstadel, This DNS User Experience Template will monitor Linux servers ? which are configured in Azure.

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stevenstadel

There is a template called DNS User Experience in SAM that may suit this use case.I have also uploaded an example powershell script that can do a reverse lookup that may give you ideas. DNS Resolution Test - Application Monitor Templates - Server & Application Monitor - THWACK (solarwinds.com)

Pardeep

Hi @stevenstadel, This DNS User Experience Template will monitor Linux servers ? which are configured in Azure.

stevenstadel

DNS User Experience Template uses the default port of 53. Documentation is here - DNS User Experience Monitor (solarwinds.com)