Editing DNS Zones - The Zone View Page

Editing a Zone Record is done on the Zone View page. You can access this page two different ways:

1. From the DNS Gadget, click on the Action Menu (Wrench Icon) and select "View Zone" or "Edit Zone". This will take you directly to the Zone View page.
2. Click on the zone name from the DNS Tab,  DNS Gadget, or the DNS Admin Bulk Zone search. The name links directly to the Zone View page.

Areas of the Zone View page include:

Zone Management:

This area is at the top of the screen and provides direct access to confirm zone file changes.

By clicking the "Check Zone" button, we automatically confirm that your zone is verified and highlight any problem entries. If no errors are detected, it will result in an "OK!" message. Once verified, you have the option to Push the Zone to the specified server(s) selected. You may disable autochecking the zone by clicking "Disable Auto Check".
*Note: When zones are written the serial number is incremented and DNSSEC refreshed (if enabled)


If errors are detected, the relevant zone record entries will be highlighted to show the error condition and the user will be prompted to fix them before being able to push the zone. The validation is for RFC compliance.

Enable / Disable DNSSEC

DNSSEC for a zone can be enabled / disabled by clicking on the DNSSEC status below the zone name.

Once enabled, the message will change to either "DNSSEC Enable but not yet Pushed" or "DNSSEC Enabled" if pushed. 

Edit SOA

Click on the "Edit SOA" button to make the SOA fields editable. Make your changes, then click "Save SOA" to save your changes. 

Link Zone to Server

To Link the zone to a server, select the sever from the dropdown list, and then specify whether it should be a "Master" or "Slave". The, hit the "Add" button. The desired server must already be created in the DNS Admin Tab. 

When done adding Master / Slave servers to the list, hit "Push Zone Now". If the push is successful, you will see an "OK!" message pop up under the linked server list. 

Schedule Push

If you have Admin access, a "Schedule Push" button will be visible below the "Push Zone Now" Button. To schedule a DNS Zone push, hit "Schedule Push".

Select the desired UTC time and fill in the notification email address. When done, click on "Schedule Push".

When done, you will see a notification that a push is scheduled. It will also show in the scheduled task list on the Admin Scheduler Tab. 

You may edit or delete the scheduled push via the Scheduler, similarly to any other scheduled task. 

DNS Zone Record Data:

You have two modes for viewing/editing Zone Record Data. The Verbose view and a BIND view allow for varying levels of comfort with DNS editing tools.

The Search window also allows the user to filter the list by using multiple parameters. You can use the dropdown next to the search box to narrow the list to a specific Record type. After a search, revert back to the default record list by hitting the "Clear" button.

Edit a Zone Record

To Edit a Zone Record, simply double-click on it the entry and make any required edits. Use the "Wrench" icon for the action context menu to:

1) Save your changes to the zone records

2) Cancel your edits to the zone record

3) Delete the zone record

4) See Views set up (if applicable) and apply to the record.

Show Zone File:

Click on the "Show Zone File" link to open the view.

This view gives you a "CLI type" view of the zone file. If views are enabled, you will see those zone files as well. Please note that this is a read only screen.

When done viewing the zone, you can click "Hide Zone File" to once again collapse the view. 

Show Zone History

Click on the Show Zone History link to expand the view. Note that the zone has to actually be pushed for the Zone History area to show up on the screen.

The feature allows you to revert/reload previous zone versions. Click the arrow icon to revert, or the red delete icon to delete the version.