Adding an A Record Set¶
Scenarios¶
If you want to use a domain name to access websites, web applications, or cloud servers configured with IPv4 addresses, you can add an A record set for the domain name.
For more information about the types of record sets, see Record Set Types and Configuration Rules.
Prerequisites¶
You have a web server and obtained an IPv4 address.
Procedure¶
Log in to the management console.
In the service list, choose Network > Domain Name Service.
The DNS console is displayed.
In the navigation pane, choose Public Zones or Private Zones.
The zone list is displayed.
(Optional) If you have selected Private Zones, click
on the upper left corner to select the region and project.Click the zone name.
Click Add Record Set.
The Add Record Set dialog box is displayed.
Set required parameters based on Table 1.
Table 1 Parameters for adding an A record set¶ Parameter
Description
Example Value
Name
Prefix of the domain name to be resolved
For example, if the zone name is example.com, the domain name prefix can be as follows:
www: The domain name is www.example.com, which is usually used for a website.
Left blank: The domain name is example.com.
In some cases, you may need to set the record set name to the at sign (@). However, the at sign is not supported. Leave the Name blank.
abc: The domain name is abc.example.com, a subdomain of example.com.
mail: The domain name is mail.example.com, which is typically used for an email server.
*: The domain name is *.example.com, which is a wildcard domain name, indicating all subdomains of example.com.
www
Type
Type of the record set
If a message is displayed indicating that the record set you are trying to create exists, the record set conflicts with an existing record set.
A - Map domains to IPv4 addresses
TTL (s)
Cache duration of the record set on a local DNS server, in seconds
The value ranges from 1 to 2147483647, and the default is 300.
If your service address changes frequently, set TTL to a smaller value.
The default value is 300, which is, 5 minutes.
Value
IPv4 addresses mapped to the domain name
You can enter a maximum of 50 record values, each on a separate line.
192.168.12.2
192.168.12.3
Tags
(Optional) Identifier of a resource
Each tag contains a key and a value. You can add a maximum of 20 tags to a record set. This parameter is displayed when you enable Other Settings.
For details about tag key and value requirements, see Table 2.
example_key1
example_value1
Description
(Optional) Supplementary information about the record set
You can enter a maximum of 255 characters.
N/A
Table 2 Tag key and value requirements¶ Parameter
Requirements
Example Value
Key
Cannot be left blank.
Must be unique for each resource.
Can contain a maximum of 36 characters.
example_key1
Value
Cannot be left blank.
Can contain a maximum of 43 characters.
example_value1
Click OK.
Switch back to the Record Sets page.
View the added record set in the record set list of the zone and ensure that the status of the record set is Normal.