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.
Create a DNS Record
To create a record, follow these steps:
In the DCD, go to Menu > Network > Cloud DNS > Public Zones tab.
Select the appropriate zone in the DNS ZONES column to create records. Alternatively, click Details & Records in the ACTIONS column.
Click Create Record in the Details & Records window.
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, andURI.Content: Enter the content appropriate to the selected record type.
Preview: Ensure that the details of the record to be created are accurate.
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:
In the DCD, go to Menu > Network > Cloud DNS > Public Zones tab.
Select the appropriate zone in the DNS ZONES column to view the records associated with it. Alternatively, click Details & Records in the ACTIONS column.
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:
In the DCD, go to Menu > Network > Cloud DNS > Public Zones tab.
Select the appropriate zone in the DNS ZONES column to view the associated records. Alternatively, click Details & Records in the ACTIONS column.
Select the appropriate record from the FQDN column to view its details. Alternatively, click Details & Edit in the ACTIONS column.
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:
In the DCD, go to Menu > Network > Cloud DNS > Public Zones tab.
Select the appropriate zone in the DNS ZONES column to view the records associated with it. Alternatively, click Details & Records in the ACTIONS column.
Select the appropriate record from the FQDN column to view its details. Alternatively, click Details & Edit in the ACTIONS column.
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.
Click Save.
Result: The details of your record are updated.
Delete a DNS Record
To delete a given record, follow these steps:
In the DCD, go to Menu > Network > Cloud DNS > Public Zones tab.
Select the appropriate zone in the DNS ZONES column to view the records associated with it. Alternatively, click Details & Records in the ACTIONS column.
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 Click Delete in the Delete record(s) confirmation dialog box.
Result: Your record is deleted.
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