Adding a host record

DNS host records are the basic elements of DNS zones. A host record provides a mapping from a host name to an IP address. Host records cannot point to a host name; only IP addresses are permitted in the destination field. Each zone must have at least one host record to work properly. By default, a newly created zone will have a host record named after the domain name itself. Multiple alias records are often configured to point to the primary host record for the domain (where the same server handles Web, mail, and FTP requests for the virtual domain).

To add a host record
  1. In the left menu, click DNS.

  2. Click the link for the zone name where you want to create a host record.

  3. In the DNS Records section, click Add Host.

  4. On the Add Host Record page, configure the host record options shown in the following table, then click Add.

Option

Description

Use default domain name

Uses the default domain name for this zone (such as xyzcorp.com).

Create new host

Enables you to enter a new host record using a more specific domain name.

IP address

The IP address associated with this domain name for this particular host record.

Tip: It is possible to create multiple host records using the same host name but different IP addresses for each record. The DNS server rolls these records into one list and returns the list in a different order each time the a list is requested by a client, resulting in some simple load-balancing across multiple servers.