DNS/DHCP Management Console

Create Resource Record

Resource Records (RR) contain data associated with domain names. This data is represented by and is subordinate to the RR Set of a zone container.

An RR Set is not created directly. Initially, when a resource record is created and is assigned a unique domain name within a zone, the corresponding RR Set is created first; subsequently, the RR is associated with the RR Set. If you select an existing RR Set and click Create on the tool bar to create a new RR, the DNS/DHCP Java*-based Management Console utility will set the new RR domain name to read-only and will assign the newly created resource record to the selected RR Set.

To create a resource record:

  1. In the DNS Service window of the DNS/DHCP Java-based Management Console utility, select the zone that the resource record will be created in.

    If you want to add another resource record to an already existing RR Set, select that RR Set.

  2. Click Create on the tool bar.

  3. In the Create New DNS Object window, select Resource Record, then click OK.

  4. If you have selected an RR Set while creating, the owner name field will be filled with the RR set name. This field need not be edited.

    If you have selected a zone and want to create a new RR set, enter the domain name of that resource record in the owner name field.
    The zone name part of the domain name will be already filled. Only the remaining portion has to be filled.

    If you are creating a resource record to zone domain name, the owner name field need not be filled because the zone domain name is already present.

  5. In the Create Resource Record window, select the RR type to be created.

  6. Enter the required data for the selected resource record, and click Create.

    The default type is A. To create an A RR, for example, enter a domain name and IP address in the fields provided. Then, enable Others, and use the drop-down menu to select a record type. Once created, a resource record type cannot be modified; it must be deleted and then re-created.

    Note: Several resource record types correspond with a variety of data stored in the domain name space. For a list and description of resource record types, refer to the Resource Record Types.


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