DDI - DNS

The DNS Management module allows to manage DNS servers, zones, and DNS records from a centralized interface. It provides full lifecycle control including zone creation, record management, history tracking, and deletion.

Accessing DNS Management:

1. Navigate to DDI → DNS

2. The DNS Management page lists all configured DNS servers.

For each DNS server, the following details are displayed:

• Server Name

• IP Address

• Total Zones

• Last Sync Time

Clicking on the DNS Management action icon for a server opens the zones configured on that DNS server.

DNS Zones Overview:

Once a DNS server is selected, the Zones page displays all available DNS zones.

Forward and Primary DNS Zones:

Forward Lookup Zones

• Used to resolve hostnames to IP addresses

• Commonly used for A, CNAME, and SRV records

Primary Zones

• The authoritative source for DNS records

• All record creation, updates, and deletions are performed on the primary DNS server

• Secondary servers receive zone data through replication if configured

Zone Level Actions:

By selecting a zone, the Actions panel becomes available with the following options.

1. View Records

• Redirects to the Records page for the selected zone

• Displays all DNS records under that zone

• Shows record type, value, TTL, status, and comments

2. View History

• Displays the activity history for the zone

• Shows creation, updates, and system sync actions

• Includes timestamp and action source

3. Delete Zone

• Permanently deletes the selected DNS zone

• Removes the zone from the DNS server

• This action is irreversible

Creating a New Primary Zone:

To create a new DNS zone:

1. Click Create New on the Zones page

2. Select Primary Zone

Initial Setup:

• Enter Zone Name

• Provide Administrative Email

• Optionally enable AD Integrated

• Select the Primary DNS Server where the zone will be created

Click Next to continue.

Redundancy:

• Optionally select Secondary DNS Servers

• These servers will receive zone transfers from the primary server

• Add optional comments

Click Next to continue.

Summary:

• Review all zone configuration details

• Confirm zone name, type, primary server, and redundancy

Click Create Zone to complete the process.

Viewing DNS Records:

Clicking View Records for a zone redirects to the DNS Records page.

The top summary displays:

• Total Records

• Active Records

• Inactive Records

• Record Types count

Creating a DNS Record:

To add a new record:

1. Click Create on the Records page

2. Fill in the record details:

• Record Name 

• Record Type

  • A (IPv4)

  • CNAME

  • SRV

  • NS

• Value (IP address or target hostname)

• TTL (seconds)

• Optional Comment

3. Click Create

Managing Existing DNS Records:

For each DNS record, the Actions menu provides:

Edit DNS Record:

• Modify record name, value, TTL, or comment

• Updates are synced to the DNS server

Delete DNS Record:

• Permanently removes the record from the zone

• Record is deleted from the DNS server