You can manage existing DNS Answers by using the Action icon on the Answers tab, or by clicking on existing answers to update the IP addresses and names.
Updating Answers
To update an Answer:
- On the Global Server Selector page, select the Answers tab.
- Under Answers, click the name of the answer to update.
- If you are changing the IP address, enter a new IP address and click Add or click Remove to remove an existing IP address.
- If you are changing the name, enter the new answer name.
- Click Update.
If you are changing the region for an answer, you must delete the answer and add a new answer within the region.
Deleting Answers
To delete an Answer:
- On the Global Server Selector page, select the Answers tab.
- Under Answers, select the checkbox next to one or more answers
- Click to delete the answers.
Checking Answers
You can use the Check Now action to run a health check of the
selected answer.
Note: You must configure the Health Check settings before using this
action. For more information, refer to Configuring the GSS Health Check.
To check an Answer:
- On the Global Server Selector page, select the Answers tab.
- Under Answers, select the checkbox next to one or more answers
- Click to check the health of the answers.
GSS performs a check of the selected answer and displays the status in the Status column.
Force Up Answers
You can use the Force Up action to force the selected answers to become active
To force up an Answer:
- On the Global Server Selector page, select the Answers tab.
- Under Answers, select the checkbox next to one or more answers
- Click to force the answers to become active.
Force Down Answers
You can use the Force Down action to force the selected answers to become inactive
To force down an Answer:
- On the Global Server Selector page, select the Answers tab.
- Under Answers, select the checkbox next to one or more answers
- Click to force the answers to become inactive.
Set to Auto Answers
You can use the Set to Auto action to update the status of the
answer to active or inactive depending on the health check results.
Note: You must
configure the Health Check settings before using this action. For more
information, refer to Configuring the GSS Health Check.
To set to auto Answer:
- On the Global Server Selector page, select the Answers tab.
- Under Answers, select the checkbox next to one or more answers
- Click to force the answers to become inactive or active depending on the health check results.
Once you configure the Set to Auto action, the value Auto appears in the Config column.