10.3.3.1. Primary DNS function¶
Primary DNS function will provide an authoritative DNS server to manage the master zone information by adding zones, changing zone settings, using record sets.
You can create, edit, delete zones, create, edit, and delete record sets contained within them.
Both forward and reverse settings are possible for record sets.
Note
The host name of the name server assigned to a name server group will be assigned after the zone is created for the first time.
Only one change is allowed from the Akamai portal so as to change the assignment of the name server assigned to the name server group.
Full service resolver (cache server) function is not provided. Customers are advised to prepare DNS resolvers.
As we do not acquire/manage domains, customers have to prepare for domain separately.
DNSSEC function is not provided. As we have another service that provides DNSSEC function, contact our sales personnel.
There is no zone transfer function to outside secondary DNS.
Setting items when the zone is created¶
Settings |
Description |
Zone Type |
Specify Primary |
Zone |
Enter the domain name to be set as a zone. |
Items that can be operated in the zone¶
Settings |
Description |
Top-level CNAME |
A function to allocate communications to Akamai platform without using CNAME when Akamai’s CDN service is used. This function is not used in this menu. |
Enable Zone Apex mapping |
A function to allocate communications to Akamai platform without using CNAME when Akamai’s CDN service is used. This function is not used in this menu. |
Alias Zone |
This is a function to create a zone with a different name of the relevant zone. |
Note
Zone Apex mapping function is provided by another service. Consult our sales personnel.
Items that can be operated on record set¶
Items that can be operated with record set are as follows.
Item |
Overview |
---|---|
Create record set |
Create a record set in the target zone and register it. |
Edit record set |
Items in the registered record set are changed. |
Delete record set |
The registered record set will be deleted.
※ Please be careful because the deleted record set can not be restored or referred.
|
Record type |
Parameter |
A - IPv4 Addresses | Active, Target, TTL |
NS - Name server | Active, Target, TTL |
CNAME - Canonical name | Active, Target, TTL |
HINFO - System Information | Active, Hardware,Software, TTL |
PTR - Pointer | Active, Target, TTL |
MX - Mail exchange | Active, Target, Priority, TTL |
TXT - Text | Active, Target, TTL |
RP - Responsible person | Active, Mailbox, Text, TTL |
AFSDB - AFS database | Active, Target, Subtype, TTL |
AAAA - IPv6 Addresses | Active, Target, TTL |
LOC - Location | Active, Target, TTL |
NAPTR - Naming Authority Pointer | Active, Order, Preference, Flags, Service, Regular Expression, Replacement, TTL |
SSHFP - SSH Public Key Fingerprint | Active, Algorithm, Fingerprint Type, Fingerprint, TTL |
SRV - Service locator | Active, Target, Priority, Weight, Port, TTL |
SPF - Sender Policy Framework | Active, Target, TTL |
file upload¶
Note
The file format to be used for the files to be uploaded is BIND format.
The record set has to contain one SOA record and at least two NS records.