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Create or edit a DNS entry

Create or edit a DNS entry

You can create or edit a DNS entry for the DNS service.

To create a DNS entry:
  1. Go to Network > DNS Service and, under DNS Database, select a DNS zone and then click Edit.

  2. In the Edit DNS Zone page, select Create New.

  3. Select the type of DNS entry, one of Address (A), Name Server (NS), Canonical Name (CNAME), Mail Exchange (MX), IPv6 Address (AAAA), IPv4 Pointer (PTR), or IPv6 Pointer (PTR).

  4. Enter the host name for the DNS entry.

  5. Enter the fully qualified domain name for the DNS entry.

  6. Enter the IP address for the DNS entry.

  7. For the time to live (TTL), select Use Zone TTL or Specify. If you select Specify, enter the number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds, up to a maximum of 86,400 seconds.

  8. Enable or disable Status to make the DNS entry active or inactive.

  9. Click OK to save your new DNS entry. The new DNS entry is added to the table.

  10. Click OK to save your changes to the DNS zone.

To edit a DNS entry:
  1. Go to Network > DNS Service and, under DNS Database, select a DNS zone and then click Edit.

  2. Select a DNS entry and then click Edit.

  3. In the Edit DNS Entry page, make your changes.

  4. Click OK to save your changes to the DNS entry.

  5. Click OK to save your changes to the DNS zone.

Create or edit a DNS entry

Create or edit a DNS entry

You can create or edit a DNS entry for the DNS service.

To create a DNS entry:
  1. Go to Network > DNS Service and, under DNS Database, select a DNS zone and then click Edit.

  2. In the Edit DNS Zone page, select Create New.

  3. Select the type of DNS entry, one of Address (A), Name Server (NS), Canonical Name (CNAME), Mail Exchange (MX), IPv6 Address (AAAA), IPv4 Pointer (PTR), or IPv6 Pointer (PTR).

  4. Enter the host name for the DNS entry.

  5. Enter the fully qualified domain name for the DNS entry.

  6. Enter the IP address for the DNS entry.

  7. For the time to live (TTL), select Use Zone TTL or Specify. If you select Specify, enter the number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds, up to a maximum of 86,400 seconds.

  8. Enable or disable Status to make the DNS entry active or inactive.

  9. Click OK to save your new DNS entry. The new DNS entry is added to the table.

  10. Click OK to save your changes to the DNS zone.

To edit a DNS entry:
  1. Go to Network > DNS Service and, under DNS Database, select a DNS zone and then click Edit.

  2. Select a DNS entry and then click Edit.

  3. In the Edit DNS Entry page, make your changes.

  4. Click OK to save your changes to the DNS entry.

  5. Click OK to save your changes to the DNS zone.