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Managing DNS Resource Records

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A resource record, commonly referred to as an RR, is the unit of information entry in DNS zone files; RRs are the basic building blocks of host-name and IP information and are used to resolve all DNS queries. Resource records come in a fairly wide variety of types in order to provide extended name-resolution services.

Different types of RRs have different formats, as they contain different data. Many RRs share a common format. Each DNS Server contains RRs for the portion of the name space for which it is authoritative.

The DNS WMI Provider currently supports the following RR types. Click the name of the resource record to jump to its reference page.

Resource Record (in provider) Description
MicrosoftDNS_AType Name to address mapping record
MicrosoftDNS_AAAAType Host to Ipv6 address record
MicrosoftDNS_AFSDBType Andrew File System Database Server record
MicrosoftDNS_ATMAType ATM address-to-name record
MicrosoftDNS_CNAMEType Canonical Name record
MicrosoftDNS_HINFOType Host Information record
MicrosoftDNS_ISDNType Integrated services digital network record
MicrosoftDNS_KEYType KEY record. See RFC 2535
MicrosoftDNS_MBType Mailbox record
MicrosoftDNS_MDType Mail agent for the domain record
MicrosoftDNS_MFType Mail forwarding agent for the domain record
MicrosoftDNS_MGType Mail group record
MicrosoftDNS_MINFOType Mail information record
MicrosoftDNS_MRType Mailbox rename record
MicrosoftDNS_MXType Mail exchanger record
MicrosoftDNS_NSType Name server record
MicrosoftDNS_NXTType Next record
MicrosoftDNS_PTRType Address to name mapping record
MicrosoftDNS_RPType Responsible person record
MicrosoftDNS_RTType Route through record
MicrosoftDNS_SIGType Signature record
MicrosoftDNS_SOAType Start of authority
MicrosoftDNS_SRVType Service record
MicrosoftDNS_TXTType Text record
MicrosoftDNS_WINSType WINS server record
MicrosoftDNS_WINSRType WINS reverse-lookup record
MicrosoftDNS_WKSType Well-known services record
MicrosoftDNS_X25Type X.121 Address-to-name mapping record

 

Administration Steps

The DNS WMI Provider enables the administration of RRs from the server itself, or from remote hosts. The general steps necessary to administer RRs using the DNS WMI Provider are:

  • Connecting to the DNS WMI Provider
  • Getting a resource record instance
  • Listing or modifying a resource record property or using a method

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