Importing or Exporting Record Sets

Exporting Record Sets

Scenarios

If you want to transfer your domain name to another cloud service provider, you can export all the record sets configured for the domain name in batches.

The following information can be exported: domain name, type, TTL (s), value, status, description, record set ID, time when the record set was created, and time when the record set was last modified.

Procedure

Go to the Private Zones page.
Click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
In the zone list, click the name of the zone whose record sets are to be exported.
Click the Export and Import tab.
Click Export Record Set in the upper right corner of the page.
An .xlsx file named using the domain name is exported, for example, example.com.xlsx.

In the file, you can view the following information about record sets: domain name, type, TTL (s), value, status, description, record set ID, time when the record set was created, and time when the record set was last modified.

Importing Record Sets

Scenarios

If you want to transfer your domain name from another cloud server provider to the DNS service for hosting, you can import existing record sets configured for the domain name in batches.

You can import up to 500 record sets at a time.

Before importing record sets, you have created a private zone on the DNS console. For details, see Creating a Private Zone.

Procedure

Go to the Private Zones page.
Click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
In the zone list, click the name of the zone whose record sets are to be imported.
Click the Export and Import tab.
Before you import record sets, list them in the template.
1. Click Download template in the note.
2. Fill in the template as required.
  
  If you have exported record sets from the previous service provider, you need to fill them in the template. If the format is incorrect, the import may fail.
In the upper right corner of the page, click Import Record Set and select the record set file to import.
You can check whether record sets are imported or not.
- Successful Import: The number of successfully imported record sets are displayed.
- Failed Import: All failed record sets are listed. You can resolve the problems based on the causes.
  
  Before importing record sets again, click Clear in the upper right corner of the page to clear both the record sets that have been imported successfully and the record sets failed to be imported.

Common Causes and Solutions for Import Failures

Error Message	Cause	Solution
There is already an import task for this domain name. Clear the existing task and then continue the import.	The record sets that failed to be batch imported were not cleared.	Click Clear in the upper right corner of the Export and Import tab and try again.
Invalid record set type: A, AAAA, MX, CNAME, TXT, PTR, or SRV.	The types of record sets to be imported are invalid.	Modify or delete the record sets of invalid types and try again.
Invalid record set value.	The values of record sets to be imported are invalid.	Modify the record set values as needed and try again. For details, see Record Set Types and Configuration Rules.
Invalid record set name. The record set name must be a valid domain name.	Invalid domain name configured in the record set.	Enter www for the Name field or leave it blank. You can also enter www.example.com. (a domain name with a period at the end) for the Name field.
Invalid zone description. The description can contain a maximum of 255 characters.	The record set description exceeds 255 characters.	Change the record set description. The value can contain a maximum of 255 characters.
Invalid TTL value.	TTL of the record sets to be imported are invalid.	Change the record set TTL. Value range: 1 to 2147483647