Working with DNS Records

DNS Records may be managed either from the Zone View page (for the records under their respective zone) or globally through the DNS Records sub-tab.

Working with Zone Records - Zone View Page

Record Types

ProVision supports 18 standard record types, as well as the ability to add a custom/arbitrary record type manually.

Available record types include the following:

Add Zone Records

From the Zone View page, under DNS Records, look for the line "Add a new ___ Record".

Select the desired record type from the dropdown list, then click "Add". 

Fill in the information for the new record, selecting options for adding to groups or skipping validation. 

When done, click "Save Changes".

Autogenerate Forward Zone Records

From the Zone View page, under DNS Records, look for the line "Add a new ___ Record".

Select the desired record type from the dropdown list, then click "Add". 

Enter the Host value for the record. 

For the Record Value, enter the IP Address, using brackets for the last octet to denote the range of IPs.

Example:
Host: h69-131-159-$1.qncyfi
Value: 69.131.159.{240-255}

When you are done, click "Save Changes" to complete the edit. 

Autogenerate Reverse Zone Records

ProVision can be configured auto-generate IPv4 / IPv6 PTR records in reverse zones based on template.

Example :

If the zone is named 33.44.in-addr.arpa.

Host : {100-150}.{22-24}
Value : $1-$2-available.example.com.

The generated records on push will look like :
100.22.33.44.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR 100-22-available.example.com.
101.22.33.44.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR 101-22-available.example.com.
...
149.24.33.44.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR 149-24-available.example.com.
150.24.33.44.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR 150-24-available.example.com.

Import Zone Records

To import a zone file to populate record data in ProVision, go to the Zone View page for the zone. The zone must already exist in ProVision, although it may be empty

Click "Import Zone" on the Zone View page. 

A Zone Import dialog box will open. Next to Zone File:, click "Choose File" and select your .zone file to import. Then, select an import policy to follow.

When done, Click "Import Zone". 

Edit Zone Records

To edit an existing zone record, click on the record line in the DNS Records list. 

The Edit Record dialog will open, allowing you to fill in record details. 

Fill in the Host, Value, TTL, and comment if desired.

An option exists to "Skip Validation" - check to select if you wish to bypass validation for the record. 

If previous versions of the record exist, the revision log will be visible under "Record revisions".

When edits or reviewing is complete, click "Save changes", or "Close" to exit without saving. 

Delete Zone Records

Delete a zone record by clicking the "Delete" button under "Actions" for the desired record entry. 

Check a Record

Check a record for errors by clicking the "Check" button under "Actions" for the desired record entry. 

A dialog box will appear, with details on any errors.

You may clear the error if desired, recheck, or close the box. 

Attach / Detach Servers to a Zone

Under the "Attached Servers" section of the Zone View page, next to "Attach Server:", select the desired server to attach and choose the server type (Default, Master, Slave), then click the "Attach" button. 

To detach a server from a zone, look for the server under the "Attached Servers" list, then click "Detach" under actions for that server. 

Restore a Zone / Record from Backup

If a zone has had changes successfully pushed, a "Zone Backups" section appears near the bottom of the page, showing the date and time of the backup.

To view details, or restore the zone to the previous version, click on the row of the desired date/time backup, and the "Zone Restore" module will open. 

From here, you may restore individual records by clicking on them, or restore the entire zone by clicking the "Restore Zone" button. 

To exit without saving, click the "Close" button.  

Working with Records - DNS Records sub-tab

The DNS Records sub-tab provides a global list records for expedited searching, filtering, adding, and editing of DNS Records. 

From the DNS Tab, click on the "DNS Records" sub-tab button, or select it from the DNS dropdown menu.

All DNS records available in ProVision displays in a single Record List, along with Host, Type, Value, and Last Queried information. 

Filter Records

Search for specific records by filtering by Host, Type, Comment, Value, Last Query, Last Modified, Record TTL, or Status. 

After entering your filter criteria, click "Filter".

Work with Records

For each record, you may:

• Click the "Check" button to run an DNS Monitor error check on the record
• Review or change record permissions by clicking "Perms" (Admin only)
• Delete the record by clicking "Delete"
• Review or Edit record details by double-clicking on the row for the desired record. 
  • Review record revision dates or enter your desired edit, then click "Save changes" to complete. 

Add a New Record

Next to "Record List", select the desired record type, then click "Add Record". 

Enter the record information for the record type. When done, click "Save Changes".

Additional Information

For more information on DNSv3 tasks, see:

• Working with DNS Zones
• DNS Zones Overview
• DNS Administration
• Working with DNS Servers
• Approvals