Disabling or Enabling Record Sets

Scenarios

You can disable a zone or its record sets on the DNS console. If you disable a zone or record set, it cannot be used for resolution. You can enable the zone or record set at any time if you need it again.

The domain name registry reviews the legitimacy of the website and forbids the access to the website during the domain name licensing. If you have added record sets on the DNS console, you need to disable them and then enable them after the licensing is complete.

Huawei Cloud DNS allows you to disable or enable public domain names, private domain names, and record sets configured for public and private domain names.

This topic uses a public zone as an example to describe how you can enable or disable the record sets configured for a public domain name.

Constraints

SOA and NS record sets are automatically generated and cannot be disabled.

Disabling a Record Set

You can disable the record sets added to a public zone in the Normal state.

1. Go to the Public Zones page.
2. Disable record sets.
   • To disable all record sets added to a zone: Locate the zone, click Disable in the Operation column.
   • To disable one or more record sets: Click the domain name to go to the Record Sets tab. Locate each record set you want to disable and click Disable in the Operation column.
     

     After a record set is disabled, it cannot be used for resolution, but you can view it in the record set list.

3. Click OK.

Enabling Record Sets

You can enable the record sets that have been disabled.

1. Go to the Public Zones page.
2. Enable record sets.
   • To enable all record sets added to a zone: Locate the zone, click Enable in the Operation column.
   • To enable one or more record sets: Click the domain name to go to the Record Sets tab. Locate each record set you want to enable and click Enable in the Operation column.
3. Click OK.