30. DNS Records


DNS Records



After you create a zone, additional resource records need to be added to it. The most common resource records (RRs) to be added are:

Table 5. Record Types

Name
Description
Host (A)
For mapping a DNS domain name to an IP address used by a computer.
Alias (CNAME)
For mapping an alias DNS domain name to another primary or canonical name.
Mail Exchanger (MX)
For mapping a DNS domain, name to the name of a computer that exchanges or forwards mail.
Pointer (PTR)
For mapping a reverse DNS domain name based on the IP address of a computer that points to the forward DNS domain name of that computer.
Service location (SRV)
For mapping a DNS domain name to a specified list of DNS host computers that offer a specific type of service, such as Active Directory domain controllers.

Other resource records as needed.