Difference between revisions of "Adding DNS Records"
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| + | ! scope="col" | Field<br/> | ||
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| + | | Hostname<br/> | ||
| + | | Enter the hostname of the device.<br/> | ||
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| + | | Target Hostname<br/> | ||
| + | | Enter the target hostname.<br/> | ||
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| + | | Active<br/> | ||
| + | | Select to activate the CNAME record.<br/> | ||
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| + | ! scope="col" | Field<br/> | ||
| + | ! scope="col" | Description<br/> | ||
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| + | | Hostname<br/> | ||
| + | | Enter the hostname of the device.<br/> | ||
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| + | | Target Hostname<br/> | ||
| + | | Enter the target hostname.<br/> | ||
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| + | | Active<br/> | ||
| + | | Select to activate the CNAME record.<br/> | ||
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Revision as of 23:22, 28 October 2013
A DNS zone is configured with a zone file for each domain containing resource records. There are several types of DNS records which you can adjust in HostPath.
Contents |
A Record
The A record maps a hostname to an IPv4 address.
To create an A record:
- Go to the DNS tab.
- Select a zone.
- Click Records.
- Click A.
- Fill in the fields as follows:
| Field |
Description |
|---|---|
| Hostname |
Enter the hostname of the device. |
| IP-Address |
Enter the IPv4 address. |
| TTL |
Adjust the TTL value of the zone in seconds. |
| Active |
Select to activate the A record. |
- Click Save.
AAAA Record
The AAAA record maps a hostname to an IPv6 address.
To create an AAAA record:
- Go to the DNS tab.
- Select a zone.
- Click Records.
- Click AAAA.
- Fill in the fields as follows:
| Field |
Description |
|---|---|
| Hostname |
Enter the hostname of the device. |
| IPv6-Address |
Enter the IPv6 address. |
| TTL |
Adjust the TTL value of the zone in seconds. |
| Active |
Select to activate the A record. |
- Click Save.
ALIAS Record
The ALIAS record maps the domain name to a single hostname and returns the IP address associated with that hostname.
To create an ALIAS record:
- Go to the DNS tab.
- Select a zone.
- Click Records.
- Click ALIAS.
- Fill in the fields as follows:
| Field |
Description |
|---|---|
| Hostname |
Enter the hostname of the device. |
| Target Hostname |
Enter the target hostname. |
| Active |
Select to activate the CNAME record. |
- Click Save.
CNAME Record
The CNAME record is similar to the ALIAS record
To create a CNAME record:
- In the DNS tab.
- Select a zone.
- Click Records.
- Click CNAME.
- Fill in the fields as follows:
| Field |
Description |
|---|---|
| Hostname |
Enter the hostname of the device. |
| Target Hostname |
Enter the target hostname. |
| Active |
Select to activate the CNAME record. |
- Click Save.
