DNS Server Management

The DNS Server Management role consists of the following tasks:


Creating a DNS Server Object

Use the DNS/DHCP Management Utility to create and set up a DNS Server object for each DNS server you plan to operate.

  1. Click DNS Management > DNS Server Management to open the DNS Server Management window in the main panel.

  2. Select Create Server from the drop-down menu and click OK to open the Create DNS Server window.

  3. Enter a server name, or browse to select a server from the eDirectory tree.

  4. Enter a unique host name for the DNS server object.

  5. Enter a domain name for the server object.

  6. Click Create.

    A message indicates that the new DNS server was created.


Viewing or Modifying a DNS Server Object

After you create a DNS Server object, you can modify its configuration parameters.

  1. Click DNS Management > DNS Server Management to open the DNS Server Management window in the main panel.

  2. Select View/Modify Server from the drop-down menu and click OK to open the View/Modify DNS Server window.

  3. Select the DNS Server.

  4. Click OK.

You are led through a set of steps that allow you to modify the following DNS Server configuration parameters:


Deleting a DNS Server

  1. Click DHCP Management > DHCP Server Management to open the DNS Server Management window in the main panel.

  2. Select Delete Server from the drop-down menu and click OK to open the Delete DNS Server window.


Starting/Stopping the DNS Server

The DNS server must be loaded before you can start or stop server activity.

  1. Click DNS Management > DNS Server Management to open the DNS Server Management window in the main panel.

  2. Select Start/Stop Server from the drop-down menu and click OK to open the DNS Server Start/Stop Services window.

  3. Select the DNS server.

  4. Click OK.

  5. Depending on the state of the DNS Server module, any one of the following will now appear:

    NOTE:  To use the Start/Stop DNS service, NAMED.NLM must be loaded.


Configuring DNS Auditing

To configure a DNS server to audit activities, complete the following steps:

  1. Click DNS Management > DNS Server Management to open the DNS Server Management window in the main panel.

  2. Select View/Modify Server from the drop-down menu and click OK to open the View/Modify DNS Server window.

  3. Select the DNS Server.

  4. Click OK.

  5. Click Next > Next and select Major Events or All under Event Log.

  6. Check the Enable Audit Trail Log check box.

  7. Click OK.


Viewing or Saving the DNS Audit Trail Log

  1. Click DNS Management > DNS Server Management to open the DNS Server Management window in the main panel.

  2. Select Audit Trail Log from the drop-down menu and click OK to open the DNS Server Audit Trail Log window

  3. Select the server from the Select DNS Server drop-down menu.

  4. If you want to filter the Audit Period, modify the Starting Date and Ending Date in the appropriate fields.

    The following date format is accepted:

    mm-dd-yyyy

  5. Click OK.

    This opens the DNS Audit Trail Log table, which lists the following data:

  6. To define a view filter on the Audit Trail Log, click the Display Options button.

    You can now filter events on the following parameters:


To Save the DNS Audit Trail Log

  1. Click Next on the DNS Audit Trail Log window.

  2. Click Download File > Save the Audit Trail Log file on your local machine.


Viewing or Saving the DNS Event Log

  1. Click DNS Management > DNS Server Management to open the DNS Server Management window in the main panel.

  2. Select Event Log from the drop-down menu and click OK to open the DNS Event Log window.

  3. Select the server from the Select DNS Server drop-down menu.

  4. If you want to filter the Audit Period, modify the Starting Date and Ending Date in the appropriate fields.

    The following date format is accepted:

    mm-dd-yyyy

  5. Click OK.

    This opens the DNS Event Log table, which lists the following data:

  6. To define a view filter on the DNS Event Log, click the Display Options button.

    You can now filter events on the following parameters:


To Save the DNS Event Log

  1. Click Next on the DNS Event Log window.

  2. Click Download File > Save the Event Log file on your local machine.