Creating a DNS record
An empty DNS zone allows locating domain controllers along with name resolutions for the domain name. In many organizations, other systems and services rely on DNS to be located. For this purpose, create DNS records inside the DNS zone. This recipe shows how to create a DNS record.
Getting ready
To create a DNS record, delegated permissions on the DNS zones in which to create the DNS record are needed. By default, membership to the Administrators group provides access to standalone DNS zones. For Active Directory-integrated zones, delegation can be configured for DNS zones beyond the default DNSAdmins, Administrators, Domain Admins, and/or Enterprise Admins Active Directory groups to allow the management of DNS records.
How to do it…
To create a DNS record for a DNS zone, perform the following steps:
- Press Start.
- Search for
dnsmgmt.msc
and click the corresponding search result to run it. The DNS Manager window appears: