Add a resource record to a zone

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To add a resource record to a zone

Open DNS.
In the console tree, right-click the applicable zone and click Other New Records.
In Select a resource record type list box, select the type of resource record you want to add.
Click Create Record.
In New Resource Record, enter the information needed to complete the resource record.
After you specify all of the necessary information for the resource record, click OK to add the new record to the zone.

Notes

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.
To open DNS, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click DNS.

Open Command Prompt.
Type: dnscmd ServerName /RecordAdd ZoneNameNodeName [/Aging] [/OpenAcl] [Ttl] RRType RRData

Value	Description
dnscmd	Specifies the name of the command-line tool.
ServerName	Required. Specifies the DNS host name of the DNS server. You can also type the IP address of the DNS server. To specify the DNS server on the local computer, you can also type a period (.).
/RecordAdd	Required. Adds a new resource record.
ZoneName	Required. Specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the zone.
NodeName	Required. Specifies the FQDN of the node in the DNS namespace. You can also type the node name relative to the ZoneName or @, which specifies the zone's root node.
/Aging	Specifies that this resource record is able to be aged and scavenged. If this command is used, this resource record is able to be aged and scavenged. If this command is not used, the resource record remains in the DNS database unless it is manually updated or removed.
/OpenAcl	Specifies that new records are open to modification by any user. Without this parameter, only administrators may modify the new record.
Ttl	Specifies the Time-To-Live setting for the resource record.
RRTypeRRData	Required. Specifies the type of resource record to add, followed by the data to be contained in the resource record. For information about each resource record type see the Resource records reference.

Resource record type	Resource record data
A	IPAddress
NS,CNAME,MB,MD,PTR,MF,MG,MR	HostName\|DomainName
MX,RT,AFSDB	Preference ServerName
SRV	Priority Weight Port HostName
SOA	PrimSvr Admin Serial#\ Refresh Retry Expire MinTTL
AAAA	Ipv6Address
TXT,X25,HINFO,ISDN	String [String]
MINFO,RP	MailboxName ErrMailboxName
WKS	Protocol IPAddress Service...
WINS	MapFlag LookupTimeout CacheTimeout IPAddress...
WINSR	MapFlag LookupTimeout CacheTimeout RstDomainName

Value	Description
IPAddress	Specifies a standard IP address. For example, 255.255.255.255.
ipv6Address	Specifies a standard IPv6 address. For example, 1:2:3:4:5:6:7:8.
Protocol	Specifies the transmission protocol: UDP or TCP.
Service	Specifies a standard service. For example, domain, smtp.
HostName\|DomainName	Specifies the FQDN of a resource record located in the DNS namespace.

Notes

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.
To open a command prompt, click Start, point to All programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command prompt.
This procedure requires the Dnscmd Windows support tool. For information about installing Windows support tools, see Related Topics.
To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type:

dnscmd /RecordAdd /help

Format	Meaning
Italic	Information that the user must supply
Bold	Elements that the user must type exactly as shown
Ellipsis (...)	Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line
Between brackets ([])	Optional items
Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (\|). Example: {even\|odd}	Set of choices from which the user must choose only one
Courier font	Code or program output

IPAddress	Specifies a standard IP address. For example, 255.255.255.255.
ipv6Address	Specifies a standard IPv6 address. For example, 1:2:3:4:5:6:7:8.
Protocol	Specifies the transmission protocol: UDP or TCP.
Service	Specifies a standard service. For example, domain, smtp.
HostName\|DomainName	Specifies the FQDN of a resource record located in the DNS namespace.

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