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{| style="margin-left: 50px;  width: 500px" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
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! scope="col" | Field<br/>
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! scope="col" | Description<br/>
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| Hostname<br/>
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| Enter the hostname of the device.<br/>
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| Host Information<br/>
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| Enter the HINFO record. Provide the hardware and OS info of the host separated by space.<br/>
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| TTL<br/>
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| Adjust the TTL value of the zone in seconds.<br/>
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| Active<br/>
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| Select to activate the HINFO record.<br/>
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<li>Click '''Save'''.</li>
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== MX Record<br/> ==
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The MX record maps a domain name to a mail exchange server.
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To create a MX record:
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#Go to the '''DNS''' tab.
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#Select a zone.
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#Click '''Records'''.
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#Click '''MX'''.
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Fill in the fields as follows:

Revision as of 09:26, 29 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:

  1. Go to the DNS tab.
  2. Select a zone.
  3. Click Records.
DNS records highlight.png
  1. Click A.
DNS Zone A Highlight - wiki.png
  1. Fill in the fields as follows:
DNS A screen.png
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.
  1. Click Save.

AAAA Record

The AAAA record maps a hostname to an IPv6 address.

To create an AAAA record:

  1. Go to the DNS tab.
  2. Select a zone.
  3. Click Records.
  4. Click AAAA.
DNS AAAA highlight.png
  1. Fill in the fields as follows:
DNS AAAA screen.png
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.
  1. 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:

  1. Go to the DNS tab.
  2. Select a zone.
  3. Click Records.
  4. Click ALIAS.
DNS ALIAS highlight.png
  1. Fill in the fields as follows:
DNS ALIAS screen.png
Field
 Description
Hostname
 Enter the hostname of the device.
Target Hostname
 Enter the target hostname.
Active
 Select to activate the CNAME record.
  1. Click Save.

CNAME Record

The CNAME record is similar to the ALIAS record

To create a CNAME record:

  1. Go to the DNS tab.
  2. Select a zone.
  3. Click Records.
  4. Click CNAME.
DNS CNAME highlight.png
  1. Fill in the fields as follows:
DNS CNAME screen.png
Field
 Description
Hostname
 Enter the hostname of the device.
Target Hostname
 Enter the target hostname.
Active
 Select to activate the CNAME record.
  1. Click Save.

HINFO Record

The HINFO record contains host-specific information — a description of the hardware and OS used by the host.

To create an HINFO record:

  1. Go to the DNS tab.
  2. Select a zone.
  3. Click Records.
  4. Click HINFO.
DNS HINFO highlight.png
  1. Fill in the fields as follows:
DNS HINFO screen.png
Field
 Description
Hostname
 Enter the hostname of the device.
Host Information
 Enter the HINFO record. Provide the hardware and OS info of the host separated by space.
TTL
 Adjust the TTL value of the zone in seconds.
Active
 Select to activate the HINFO record.
  1. Click Save.

MX Record

The MX record maps a domain name to a mail exchange server.

To create a MX record:

  1. Go to the DNS tab.
  2. Select a zone.
  3. Click Records.
  4. Click MX.

Fill in the fields as follows:

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