How to set options in a previously created zone template.
To set the options in a zone template:
- From the Zone Templates tab, click the name of a zone template. The zone template Details tab opens.
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Click the Resource Records tab. Under
Resource Records, click New
and select a resource record:
Note: Address Manager doesn't allow you to create resource records under zone templates if the zone template name is more than 63 characters in length. If the zone template name exceeds 63 characters, Address Manager will display the error message, "Invalid Fully Qualified Domain Name." If necessary, reduce the length of the zone template name and try adding the resource again.
- Host Record—add an A record.
- Alias Record (CNAME)—add a CNAME record.
- Text Record (TXT)—add a TXT record.
- Host Info Record (HINFO)—add an HINFO record.
- Service Record (SRV)—add an SRV record.
- Mail Exchanger Record (MX)—add an MX record.
- Naming Authority Pointer Record (NAPTR)—add an NAPTR record.
- Generic Record—add a generic record. The following types of generic resource records are available: A, A6, AFSDB, APL, CAA, CERT, DHCID, DNAME, DS, IPSEC, ISDN, KEY, KX, LOC, MB, MG, MINFO, MR, NS, NSAP, PTR, PX, RP, RT, SINK, SPF, SSHFP, TLSA, WKS, and X25.
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Click the Deployment Options tab. Under
Deployment Options, click
New and select a deployment option:
- DNS Raw option—refer to Adding deployment options in DNS raw format.
- DNS Option—refer to Managing DNS deployment options.
- Start of Authority—refer to Adding Start of Authority records.
The page for adding the selected type of deployment option opens.
After creating resource records and deployment options in the template, you can
assign the template to an existing zone or create a new zone using the template. For
instructions on creating a new zone, refer to Managing DNS zones.