Creating Forward zones
DNS Zone Forwarding or Forward Zones in DDI refers to the process of redirecting queries for a specific DNS zone to another DNS server. This is typically used when a DNS server is not authoritative for a particular zone but is configured to pass queries for that zone to a server that is. This zone doesn’t contain actual DNS records but rather a forwarding instruction.
To create a new Forward Zone:
Select the DNS menu from the menu bar along the left side of the screen.From the submenus that appear, choose Domains.
Click on Add Domain and choose the type of the domain as Forward Zone.
The Create Domain page will appear as shown below with the following fields:
NAME: Enter the name of the domain that you want to create.
TYPE: Select the type of the domain as Forward.
FORWARDERS: In this field, add the IP address of the DNS servers to forward queries to.
DNS SERVER(S): Here you select the server that will be authoritative for the domain you're creating.
VIEW: Allows you to select a DNS view, which can provide different data responses based on the source of the DNS query. You can configure views for forward zones in ME DDI. This would allow you to specify different forwarding behaviors based on the client making the request. For example, internal clients may be forwarded to an internal server, while external clients are forwarded to a public DNS service.
Note: Certain configurations like DDNS and DNSSEC do not exist for Forward zones. New to ADSelfService Plus?
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