Server Manager >> My
Servers >> Edit Server >> DNS Server
To
edit DNS server, modify information as required.
General Settings
DNS Server Type: Select
DNS Server Type from the drop down list as required.
Act as Secondary DNS Only: Select “Yes” to make it a Secondary DNS server only, otherwise select
“No”.
Conf File Path: Specify
path for configuration file e.g. /etc/named.conf.
DNS PID File Path: Specify path for Process ID (PID) file e.g. /var/run/named/named.pid.
DNS Service File Path: Specify path for service file e.g. /etc/init.d/named.
Primary Name Server: Modify name of the primary DNS server as required.
Secondary Name Server: Modify name of the secondary DNS server as required.
Third Name Server: Modify name of the third DNS server as required.
Fourth Name Server: Modify name of the fourth DNS server as required.
Admin Email Address: Modify the admin’s email address as required.
Custom Settings
Record Name: It is
the name of the DNS record.
Record Type: It is
the type of the DNS record.
Record Data: It is
the DNS record data.
Actions: Select
“edit/delete” to modify or remove the DNS record as required.
Add DNS Record: Select
to add a new DNS record.
Record Type: Specify
DNS record type.
Record Name: Specify
DNS record name.
Record Data: Specify
DNS record data.
Record Preference: Specify DNS record preference.
Add Record: Select to
add a DNS record with the specified information.
SOA Settings
Refresh Time: Modify
refresh time for Set of Authority (SOA) as required.
Number of Retries: Modify number of retries as required.
Expire Time: Modify
the expiry time as required.
TTL: Modify Time To
Live (TTL) settings as required. It is the
time in seconds that allows DNS server to keep track of server’s information without
asking the server again.
SPF Settings: Select/Deselect
to enable/disable the Sender Policy Framework/Sender Permitted From (SPF) settings.
SPF Record: Modify SPF
record information as required.
Secondary DNS Settings: Select “Enable” to activate Secondary DNS.
Secondary DNS Server: Select secondary DNS server from the list as required.
Update DNS Role: Select
to apply the changes as specified.
NOTE:
SPF domains have to publish two directives at minimum i.e. a
version identifier and a default mechanism e.g. example.com. TXT “v=spf1 -all”.