DNS Records may be managed either from the Zone View page (for the records under their respective zone) or globally through the DNS Records sub-tab.
Working with Records - DNS Records List
The DNS Records List provides a global list records for expedited searching, filtering, adding, and editing of DNS Records.
From the DNS Tab, click on the "DNS Records" subtab button, or select it from the DNS dropdown menu.
All DNS records available in ProVision displays in a single Record List, along with Host, Type, Value, and Last Queried information.
Records may be sorted ascending/descending by "Record Host" name, or by "Last Queried", by clicking on the column header name / sort arrows.
Filter Records
Search for specific records by filtering by Host, Type, Comment, Value, Last Query, Last Modified, Record TTL, Status, or IP Range.
After entering your filter criteria, click Filter.
Record Actions
For each record, you may:
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Click the Check button to run an DNS Monitor error check on the record
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Review or change record permissions by clicking Perms (Admin only)
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Delete the record by clicking Delete.
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Double-click on a record to view or edit record details.
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Review record revision dates or enter your desired edit, then click Save changes to complete.
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Add a New Record
At the top of the DNS Records page, select the desired record type, then click "Add Record".
Enter the record information for the record type. You may enter a comma-separated list of hosts to create multiple matching records. Enter Value, TTL, and select/enter options settings or notes.
When done, click Save Changes.
Working with Zone Records - Zone View Page
Record Types
The Zone View page supports 20 record types, as well as the ability to add a custom/arbitrary record type manually.
Available record types include the following:
Add Zone Records
From the Zone View page, under DNS Records, look for the line Add a new ___ Record.
Select the desired record type from the dropdown list, then click Add.
Fill in the information for the new record, selecting options for adding to groups or skipping validation.
When done, click Save Changes.
A Note on Quotes
A Note on Quotes
When working with records (like TXT), there is no need to add quotes around the record value - ProVision will automatically add double quotes for the TXT records on Zone Push, and will also automatically use quotes to split TXT values larger than 255 characters.
If your record value contains internal quotes that you wish to keep, you may escape it by adding a backslash ( \ ) before the quote from the "Edit Record" screen.
Quote Examples:
In the Edit Record screen, there is no need to add quotes to the record value, as seen below:
However, if an internal quote exists that you wish to retain, escape it by using a backslash ( \ ) before the quote(s):
When done editing the record, click "Save changes".
Repeating this to create four TXT record examples, we end up with the following for test1 through test4:
These four records become the following in the zone file once pushed (note the automatic addition of quotes around the values, and the escaped quotes in test3 and test 4):
test1.acctest.com. 3600 IN TXT "qweqwe"
test2.acctest.com. 3600 IN TXT "qweqwe qweqwe"
test3.acctest.com. 3600 IN TXT "\"qweqw qwewq\""
test4.acctest.com. 3600 IN TXT "asdsa \" wqeqwe"
If you have additional questions on handling of quote characters in zone records, please contact support.
Autogenerate Forward Zone Records
From the Zone View page, under DNS Records, look for the line Add a new ___ Record.
Select the desired record type from the dropdown list, then click Add.
Enter the Host value for the record.
For the Record Value, enter the IP Address, using brackets for the last octet to denote the range of IPs.
Example:
Host: h69-131-159-$1.qncyfi
Value: 69.131.159.{240-255}
and this is expanded to:
When you are done, click Save Changes to complete the edit.
Autogenerate Reverse Zone Records
ProVision can be configured auto-generate IPv4 / IPv6 PTR records in reverse zones based on template.
Example IPv4:
If the zone is named 33.44.in-addr.arpa.
Host : {100-150}.{22-24}
Value : $1-$2-available.example.com.
The generated records on push will look like :
100.22.33.44.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR 100-22-available.example.com.
101.22.33.44.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR 101-22-available.example.com.
...
149.24.33.44.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR 149-24-available.example.com.
150.24.33.44.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR 150-24-available.example.com.
Example IPv6:
If the zone is named 0.f.e.d.c.b.a.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1.ip6.arpa.
Host : 0.{0-f}.{2-3}.d.c.b.a.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1
Value : $1-$2-host.example.com.
The generated records on push will look like :
0.0.2.d.c.b.a.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1.0.f.e.d.c.b.a.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1.ip6.arpa. 3600 IN PTR 0-2-host.example.com.
0.1.2.d.c.b.a.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1.0.f.e.d.c.b.a.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1.ip6.arpa. 3600 IN PTR 1-2-host.example.com.
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0.e.3.d.c.b.a.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1.0.f.e.d.c.b.a.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1.ip6.arpa. 3600 IN PTR e-3-host.example.com.
0.f.3.d.c.b.a.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1.0.f.e.d.c.b.a.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1.ip6.arpa. 3600 IN PTR f-3-host.example.com.
Autogeneration of Reverse Zone Records is also performed when generating a reverse zone from the IPAM Gadget:
Autogenerate Reverse Zone
Autogenerate a reverse zone from an IP Block by clicking on the CIDR link in the block list.
The reverse zone will be created for the block, and the Zone View page will load, displaying further information and autogenerated records.
Import Zone Records
To import a zone file to populate record data in ProVision, go to the Zone View page for the zone. The zone must already exist in ProVision, although it may be empty
Tip: You may wish to enable "Save Import File" in Admin Settings → DNS Settings prior to importing zone files, so that the file is available for later download. See Working with DNS Zones or Import DNS Zones.
Click Import Zone on the Zone View page.
A Zone Import dialog box will open. Next to Zone File:, click Choose File and select your .zone file to import. Then, select an import policy to follow.
When done, click Import Zone.
Edit Zone Records
To edit an existing zone record, click on the record line in the DNS Records list.
The Edit Record dialog will open, allowing you to fill in record details.
Fill in the Host, Value, TTL, and comment if desired.
An option exists to "Skip Validation" - check to select if you wish to bypass validation for the record.
If previous versions of the record exist, the revision log will be visible under "Record revisions".
When edits or reviewing is complete, click Save changes, or Close to exit without saving.
Delete Zone Records
Delete a zone record by clicking the Delete button under "Actions" for the desired record entry.
Check a Record
Check a record for errors by clicking the Check button under "Actions" for the desired record entry.
A dialog box will appear, with details on any errors.
You may clear the error if desired, recheck, or close the box.
Attach / Detach Servers to a Zone
Under the "Attached Servers" section of the Zone View page, next to "Attach Server:", select the desired server to attach and choose the server type (Default, Master, Slave), then click the Attach button.
To detach a server from a zone, look for the server under the "Attached Servers" list, then click Detach under actions for that server.
Restore a Zone / Record from Backup
If a zone has had changes successfully pushed, a "Zone Backups" section appears near the bottom of the page, showing the date and time of the backup.
To view details, or restore the zone to the previous version, click on the row of the desired date/time backup, and the "Zone Restore" module will open.
From here, you may restore individual records by clicking on them, or restore the entire zone by clicking the Restore Zone button.
To exit without saving, click the Close button.