How to configure DNS forwarding zones in Address Manager.
Configuring a forwarding zone involves a number of steps:
- Create DNS server objects to represent the server(s) hosting the
authoritative zone to which you will be forwarding the query.
- Assign the primary DNS deployment role to the first server. Assign secondary
DNS deployment roles to any additional servers.
- Assign the Forwarder DNS deployment role to the managed DNS/DHCP Server
hosting the forwarding
zone.
To configure a forwarding zone:
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If the server hosting the zone is not under Address Manager control, select the
Servers tab in the sidebar and add an Other DNS
Server to represent the DNS server hosting the zone to which you will be
forwarding queries. For details on adding an Other DNS Server, see Adding Other DNS servers.
Alternatively, if the server hosting the zone is under Address Manager control, you can add a DNS/DHCP Server.
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Select the DNS tab in the sidebar and and do one of the
following:
- If the zone is not already under Address Manager control, create a zone
to which you will be forwarding queries.
- If the zone is under Address Manager control, select the name of the
zone.
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Select the Deployment Roles tab for the zone.
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Select New to create a DNS deployment role.
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Under General, configure the following parameters:
- Role—select
Primary.
- Service interface—select the server interface that will have the
Primary role.
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In the Change control section, add comments if required.
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Select Create and add another to create the DNS
deployment role and re-open the Create DNS deployment role
window.
Note: You can also assign the Secondary deployment role to
any additional DNS servers to which you will be forwarding queries.
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Under General, configure the following parameters:
- Role—select Forwarder.
- Service interface—select the server interface that will have the
Forwarder role.
- Target interface—if the server to which queries for this zone
should be forwarded is not under Address Manager control, select the
appropriate target server from the dropdown menu.
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In the Change control
section, add comments if required.
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Select Create.
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Deploy DNS.
Upon successful deployment, you will have configured a forwarding zone.