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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Select the Servers tab and create an Other DNS
Server to represent the DNS server hosting the zone to which you will be
forwarding queries.
Alternatively, you can create a DNS/DHCP Server if the server hosting the zone is under Address Manager
control.
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Select the DNS tab and create a zone to which you will
be forwarding queries.
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Where it's available, click the Deployment Roles
tab.
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Under Deployment
Roles, click New and select
DNS Role.
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Under Role, select Primary.
Note: If adding a DNS role
to IP Space, you will also need to select the View for the DNS role.
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Click Select Server Interface and set the Other DNS
server that will have the primary role:
- Under
Servers, click a server name to display a
list of server interfaces. Click Up to return to
the list of servers.
- Select the button for the server
interface that you want to add.
- Click Add.
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Under Change
Control, add comments, if required.
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Click
Add or click Add
Next.
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 Role, select Forwarder.
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Click Select Server Interface and set the server that
will have the Forwarder role:
- Under
Servers, click a server name to display a
list of server interfaces. Click Up to return to
the list of servers.
- Select the button for the server
interface that you want to add.
- Click Add.
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Under Change
Control, add comments, if required.
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Click Add.
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Deploy DNS.
Upon successful deployment, you will have configured a forwarding zone.