Adds host records using auto-increment from the specific starting address.
This method will add the record under a zone. In order to add records under templates, you must use Add Entity for Resource Records.
This method adds host records to a zone linked to a DNS naming policy, each with an IP address auto-incremented starting from a specific address in a network.
Output / Response
Returns an array of host record APIEntity objects based on available addresses and number of IP addresses required. If no addresses are available, an error will be shown.
API call:
APIEntity[] addBulkHostRecord ( long viewId,
String absoluteName, long ttl, long
networkId, String startAddress, int
numberOfAddresses, String
properties)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| viewId | The object ID for the parent view to which this record is being added. |
| absoluteName | The FQDN for the host record. If you are adding a record in a zone that is linked to a incremental Naming Policy, a single hash (#) sign must be added at the appropriate location in the FQDN. Depending on the policy order value, the location of the single hash (#) sign varies. |
| ttl | The time-to-live value for the record. To ignore the ttl, set this value to -1. |
| networkId | The network which to get the available IP addresses. Each address is used for one host record. |
| startAddress | The starting IPv4 address for getting the available addresses. |
| numberOfAddresses | The number of addresses. |
| properties | excludeDHCPRange=true/false, if true then IP addresses within a DHCP range will be skipped. This argument can also contain user-defined fields. |