DNS Primary Server

To Configure the Netra Server as a DNS Primary Server

1. From the Main Administration page, under "Network Service Administration," click Name Service, then click DNS (Domain Name Service) Server Administration.

2. Under "DNS Server," click Add a primary domain.

   The Add DNS Primary Domain page is displayed.

3. Complete the form using information in the following table.

   Table 3-9 DNS Primary Server Administration

   DNS Primary Server Information	Description
   Primary Domain Name	The name of the primary domain, for example: mydomain.com. The name you enter is assumed to be fully qualified whether or not it ends in a trailing period.
   Host Names/Host Addresses	The host names and corresponding host addresses of the hosts within the domain. For example, myhost 1.2.3.4
   Host Aliases/Host Names	Enter alias names for hosts in the domain followed by a known name of the host. For example, www myhost
   Mail Addresses/ Preferences Mail Servers/	Use this field if people are expected to send mail to the domain rather than directly to the mail server. Each entry consists of the name of the domain, followed by a preference value and the host name of the mail server.  For example, if you are entering data for mydomain.com in which the server that deals with mail is called mailhost, make an entry as follows: mydomain.com. 5 mailhost The preference value is an integer: the lower the value, the higher the priority of that mail server.
   Domains/ DNS Servers	Enter records for other DNS servers. Each record consists of the name of the domain that the server is responsible for followed by the name of the server. You do not need to create a record specifying that the Netra server is the name server for this domain - the Netra software does that automatically (the record is shown on the success page, and also on this form if you modify the domain data at a later time).

4. Click OK.

   If the Netra server is not configured to generate reverse maps automatically, the success page displays a link to the DNS Reverse Map Generation form.

To Modify or Delete a DNS Primary Domain

1. From the Main Administration page, under "Network Service Administration," click Name Service, then click DNS (Domain Name Service) Server Administration.

   The DNS Server Administration page is displayed.

2. Choose one of the following:

   • To modify a DNS primary domain, click Modify, and make the changes in the form using Table 3-9 as a reference.

   • To delete a DNS primary domain, click Delete, then confirm the operation.