= DNS_PING
JGroups `DNS_PING` queries DNS servers to discover {brandname} cluster members
in Kubernetes environments such as OKD and Red Hat OpenShift.

.DNS_PING configuration example
[source, xml]
----
include::config_examples/dnsping.xml[]
----

.Reference

* link:http://www.jgroups.org/manual4/index.html#_dns_ping[JGroups DNS_PING]
* link:https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/dns-pod-service/[DNS for Services and Pods] (Kubernetes documentation for adding DNS entries)
