DHCP settings for working with a corporate DNS server

If you want your VMs to resolve names in a private corporate DNS zone, use the DHCP options in the subnet configuration. For example, you can specify a DNS suffix and DNS server for subnet nodes.

To run this scenario, make sure you have a corporate DNS server deployed that is available for the VMs in the cloud. You can also deploy Active Directory to create an infrastructure with a DNS server:

• Cloud network named ad-network with subnets in different availability zones:
  • ad-subnet-a (10.1.0.0/16)
  • ad-subnet-b (10.2.0.0/16)
  • ad-subnet-d (10.3.0.0/16)
• Domain controllers and a bastion host:
  • ad-vm-a (10.1.0.3)
  • ad-vm-b (10.2.0.3)
  • jump-server-vm (10.3.0.x)

In this tutorial, you will add a new 10.128.0.0/24 subnet with the DNS suffix and DNS server specified, create a VM, and test the network.

To add a subnet with DHCP settings:

• Prepare your cloud.
• Create a subnet.
• Test the network.

If you no longer need the infrastructure, delete the created resources.

Prepare your cloudPrepare your cloud

Sign up for Yandex Cloud and create a billing account:

1. Go to the management console and log in to Yandex Cloud or create an account if you do not have one yet.
2. On the Yandex Cloud Billing page, make sure you have a billing account linked and it has the ACTIVE or TRIAL_ACTIVE status. If you do not have a billing account, create one.

If you have an active billing account, you can go to the cloud page to create or select a folder for your infrastructure to operate in.

Learn more about clouds and folders.

To fully complete this tutorial, deploy Active Directory. If you use your own DNS servers that are available for cloud VMs, specify your own DNS suffix and IP address values in the scenario.

Required paid resourcesRequired paid resources

The infrastructure support cost includes:

• Fee for continuously running virtual machines (see Yandex Compute Cloud pricing).
• Fee for VM disk storage (see Yandex Compute Cloud pricing).
• Fee for using dynamic or static public IP addresses (see Yandex Virtual Private Cloud pricing).
• Cost of outgoing traffic from Yandex Cloud to the internet (see Yandex Compute Cloud pricing).

Create a subnetCreate a subnet

To create a new subnet with DHCP settings, follow these steps:

yc vpc subnet create --name test-subnet-1 \
  --description "My test subnet" \
  --folder-id <folder_ID> \
  --network-name ad-network \
  --zone ru-central1-a \
  --range 10.128.0.0/24 \
  --domain-name yantoso.net \
  --domain-name-server 10.1.0.3,10.2.0.3

Where `<folder_ID>` is the ID of the folder to create resources in. If the folder is specified in the CLI profile, this parameter can be omitted.

Result:

Test the networkTest the network

To check the configuration, create a VM and connect to it via RDP:

1. Create a VM:

   Management console

   CLI

   1. On the folder page in the management console, click Create resource and select Virtual machine.
   2. In the Name field, enter the VM name: vm-for-tests-in-subnet.
   3. Select the ru-central1-a availability zone.
   4. Under Image/boot disk selection, select your image with Windows Server.
   5. Under Disks, enter 50 GB for the size of the boot disk.
   6. Under Computing resources:
      • Select the platform: Intel Cascade Lake.
      • Specify the required number of vCPUs and the amount of RAM:
        • vCPU: 2
        • Guaranteed vCPU share: 100%
        • RAM: 4 GB
      • Make your VM preemptible, if required.
   7. Under Network settings, select the ad-network / test-subnet-1 subnet from the list.
   8. Click Create VM.

   Wait for the VM status to change to Running and reset the password:

   1. Select the VM.
   2. Click Reset password.
   3. Specify the Username to reset the password for. If there is no user with that name on the VM, this user will be created with administrator access.
   4. Click Generate password.
   5. Save the New password. It will become unavailable once you close the window.

   If you do not have the Yandex Cloud command line interface yet, install and initialize it.

   To set a password for the VM, create the metadata.yaml file with the following contents:

   #ps1
   net user administrator '<password>'
   

   To create a VM, run the command:

   yc compute instance create \
    --name vm-for-tests-in-subnet \
    --metadata-from-file user-data=metadata.yaml \
    --zone ru-central1-a \
    --cores 2 \
    --memory 4 \
    --network-interface subnet-name=test-subnet-1,nat-ip-version=ipv4 \
    --create-boot-disk image-id=<image_ID>
   

   Where <image_ID> is the ID of your Windows Server image used for creating a VM.

   If the command is successful, save the IP address from the one_to_one_nat field. The address is used in the next step to create an RDP connection:

   ...
   status: RUNNING
   ...
   primary_v4_address:
    address: 10.128.0.26
   ...
   one_to_one_nat:
    address: 130.193.40.112
    ip_version: IPV4
   ...
   

2. Wait a few minutes and connect to the VM over RDP.

3. Run PowerShell on the VM.

4. To view the Windows network configuration, run the command:

   ipconfig /all
   

   Result:

   Windows IP Configuration
   
    Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : epdpjtg********
    Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
    Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
    IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
    WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
    DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : yantoso.net
   
   Ethernet adapter Ethernet 2:
   
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : yantoso.net
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Red Hat VirtIO Ethernet Adapter #2
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : D0-0D-19-9F-60-C2
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
    Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1f0:5a1e:76ea:3ded%3(Preferred)
    IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.128.0.11(Preferred)
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, July 14, 2021 11:00:09 AM
    Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, August 20, 2157 5:33:50 PM
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.128.0.1
    DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.128.0.2
    DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 114298137
    DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-28-80-7B-90-D0-0D-19-9F-60-C2
    DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.0.3
                                        10.2.0.3
    NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
   
   Tunnel adapter isatap.yantoso.net:
   
    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : yantoso.net
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   

5. Check if there is a connection to the yantoso.net domain controller.

   To do this, run the following command:

   ping ad-vm-a
   

   If connected, the output should look as follows:

   PS C:\Users\Administrator> ping ad-vm-a
   
   Pinging ad-vm-a.yantoso.net [10.1.0.3] with 32 bytes of data:
   Reply from 10.1.0.3: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=127
   Reply from 10.1.0.3: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=127
   Reply from 10.1.0.3: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=127
   Reply from 10.1.0.3: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=127
   
   Ping statistics for 10.1.0.3:
     Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
   Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
     Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 0ms
   

How to delete the resources you createdHow to delete the resources you created

Some resources are not free of charge. To avoid paying for them, delete the resources you no longer need:

1. Delete the vm-for-tests-in-subnet VM.

   Management console

   CLI

   1. Select the folder that the VM belongs to.
   2. On the folder dashboard, go to Compute Cloud.
   3. Select the VM → click → select Delete.
   4. Confirm the deletion.

   If you do not have the Yandex Cloud command line interface yet, install and initialize it.

   The folder specified in the CLI profile is used by default. You can specify a different folder using the --folder-name or --folder-id parameter.

   To delete the VM, run:

   yc compute instance delete vm-for-tests-in-subnet
   

2. Delete the test-subnet-1 subnet.

   Management console

   CLI

   1. Open the Virtual Private Cloud section in the folder you want to delete a subnet from.
   2. Click the name of the subnet cloud network: ad-network.
   3. Click in the test-subnet-1 line.
   4. In the menu that opens, click Delete.
   5. Confirm the deletion and click Delete.

   If you do not have the Yandex Cloud command line interface yet, install and initialize it.

   The folder specified in the CLI profile is used by default. You can specify a different folder using the --folder-name or --folder-id parameter.

   To delete the subnet, run:

   yc vpc subnet delete --name test-subnet-1