Updated on 2025-08-18 GMT+08:00

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.

This section describes how to disable or enable record sets.

Constraints

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

Disabling Record Sets

You can disable a private zone in the Normal state and its record sets.

  1. Go to the Private Zones page.
  2. Disable record sets.
    • Disabling all record sets for a domain name: In the zone list, locate the domain name and click Disable in the Operation column.
    • Disabling a record set: Locate the zone and click the domain name to go to the record set list. Locate the target record set, click Disable in the Operation column.
    • Disabling multiple record sets: Locate the zone and click the domain name to go to the record set list. Select the record sets, click Disable above the record set list.
  3. Click OK.

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

Enabling Record Sets

You can enable the record sets that have been disabled.

  1. Go to the Private Zones page.
  2. Enable record sets.
    • Enabling all record sets for a domain name: In the zone list, locate the domain name and click Enable in the Operation column.
    • Enabling a record set: Locate the zone and click the domain name to go to the record set list. Locate the target record set, click Enable in the Operation column.
    • Enable multiple record sets: Locate the zone and click the domain name to go to the record set list. Select the record sets, click Enable above the record set list.
  3. Click OK.