Manage DNS Records of a Zone

Prerequisites

• A DNS zone is mandatory to create a record. For more information, see Manage DNS Zones for detailed instructions.

• You must be a contract administrator, owner, or a user with Access and manage DNS privilege to create and manage DNS zones and records. You can set user privileges in the DCD or via the API.

Create a DNS Record

To create a record, follow these steps:

1. In the DCD, go to Menu > Network > Cloud DNS > Public Zones tab.

2. Select the appropriate zone in the DNS ZONES column to create records. Alternatively, click Details & Records in the ACTIONS column.

3. Click Create Record in the Details & Records window.

Create a DNS record

1. Enter the following details in the Create Record window:

   • Enabled/Disabled: Set it to either Enabled (by default) or Disabled.

   • Name: Enter an appropriate name for your DNS record. Leaving the name field empty will result in the creation of an Apex record. You can also provide * to create a wildcard DNS record.

   • TTL: Enter an appropriate Time-To-Live (TTL) setting in seconds for your DNS record. The default value is 3600 seconds.

   • Type: Select one of the following record types: A, AAAA, MX, CNAME, TXT, NS, SRV, ALIAS, CAA, CERT, DS, SOA, HTTPS, LOC, OPENPGPKEY, RP, SMIMEA, SSHFP, SVCB, TLSA, and URI.

   • Content: Enter the content appropriate to the selected record type.

   • Preview: Ensure that the details of the record to be created are accurate.

Define record properties

1. Click Save to create the DNS record.

Result: Your DNS record is now created.

View the list of DNS Records

After creation, you can view the list of records of a zone and manage them as required.

To view a list of the records, follow these steps:

1. In the DCD, go to Menu > Network > Cloud DNS > Public Zones tab.

2. Select the appropriate zone in the DNS ZONES column to view the records associated with it. Alternatively, click Details & Records in the ACTIONS column.

List of Records of a Zone

Result: A list of all records in a zone is displayed. You will see the following details: — FQDN: Displays the FQDN of the record. — TYPE: Displays the type of the record: A, AAAA, CNAME, ALIAS, MX, NS, SOA, SRV, TXT, CAA, SSHFP, TLSA, SMIMEA, DS, HTTPS, SVCB, OPENPGPKEY, CERT, URI, RP, and LOC. — CONTENT: Displays the content of the record type. — STATE: Displays the state of the respective record. — Available: Indicates that the record is available and healthy. — Provisioning: Indicates that the record is being created or updated. — Destroying: Indicates that the record is being deleted. — Failed: Indicates that an error occurred during creation, update or deletion. — ENABLED/DISABLED: Indicates if the record is currently enabled or disabled. You can also toggle the button to enable or disable a record. — ACTIONS: Select the three dots to perform the following operations: — Details and Edit: View and update the details of the respective record. — Copy Record UUID: Copy the UUID of the record. — Copy endpoint HREF: Copy the Cloud DNS API HREF of the record. It is useful when using the Cloud DNS API for advanced DNS management.

View details of a DNS Record

You can view or edit the record details or delete them if they are no longer needed.

To view details of a given record, follow these steps:

1. In the DCD, go to Menu > Network > Cloud DNS > Public Zones tab.

2. Select the appropriate zone in the DNS ZONES column to view the associated records. Alternatively, click Details & Records in the ACTIONS column.

3. Select the appropriate record from the FQDN column to view its details. Alternatively, click Details & Edit in the ACTIONS column.

Record Details

Result: The details of the selected record is displayed in the Update Record view. You will see the following information: — Enabled/Disabled: Indicates if the record is currently enabled or disabled. You can toggle the button to enable or disable the respective record. — FQDN: Displays the FQDN of the record. — TTL: Displays the Time-To-Live (TTL) of the record. — Type: Displays the type of the record: A, AAAA, CNAME, ALIAS, MX, NS, SOA, SRV, TXT, CAA, SSHFP, TLSA, SMIMEA, DS, HTTPS, SVCB, OPENPGPKEY, CERT, URI, RP, and LOC. To edit the record type, click . — Content: Displays the content of the record type. — State: Displays the state of the respective record. — Available: Indicates that the record is available and healthy. — Provisioning: Indicates that the record is being created or updated. — Destroying: Indicates that the record is being deleted. — Failed: Indicates that an error occurred during creation, update or deletion. — Record UUID: Displays the UUID of the record. — Last Modified Date: Displays the last modified date of the record. — Created Date: Displays the creation date of the record. — Preview: Displays the preview of the record.

Update details of a DNS Record

To update the details of a given record, follow these steps:

1. In the DCD, go to Menu > Network > Cloud DNS > Public Zones tab.

2. Select the appropriate zone in the DNS ZONES column to view the records associated with it. Alternatively, click Details & Records in the ACTIONS column.

3. Select the appropriate record from the FQDN column to view its details. Alternatively, click Details & Edit in the ACTIONS column.

4. From the Update Record view, you can do the following:

   • enable or disable the record.

   • update the TTL, Type or Content of the record as required.

5. Click Save.

Info: You can click x Delete record to delete the respective record.

Record Update

Result: The details of your record are updated.

Delete a DNS Record

To delete a given record, follow these steps:

1. In the DCD, go to Menu > Network > Cloud DNS > Public Zones tab.

2. Select the appropriate zone in the DNS ZONES column to view the records associated with it. Alternatively, click Details & Records in the ACTIONS column.

3. You can choose one of the following options to delete records:

   • From the Details & Records window, delete zone records either in bulk or individually by selecting respective checkboxes and clicking Delete.

   

   Delete a Record by selecting an appropriate checkbox

   • Click on the specific record and in the Update Record window, click Delete record.

   

   Delete a specific Record via Record details

   • Select Delete Record to delete the respective record.

   

   Delete a Record via Zone details & Records overview
4. Click Delete in the Delete record(s) confirmation dialog box.

Result: Your record is deleted.