Help Center/ Domain Name Service/ User Guide/ Public DNS Resolution/ Record Sets/ Overview
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Overview

What Is a Record Set?

A record set translates a domain name into an IP address or other related information during DNS resolution. It defines the mapping between domain names and servers or other resources to ensure that users can find the corresponding network services when accessing domain names.

Process for Configuring a Record Set

Figure 1 shows the process for configuring a record set on the DNS console.

Figure 1 Process for configuring a record set

Related Operations

Operation

Description

Adding Record Sets for a Public Zone

Configure record sets for public zones.

Managing Record Sets

Modify a record set, delete a record set, batch delete record sets in a single zone, and view record set details.

Managing Record Sets in Batches

Add, modify, and delete record sets in batches.

Checking a Domain Name

Check whether the record sets configured for your website or email domain have been applied. If any record sets are not applied, Huawei Cloud DNS will provide suggestions to help you address the issue.

Disabling or Enabling Record Sets

Disable or enable record sets for a domain name.

The system-generated SOA and NS record sets cannot be disabled.

Configuring a Wildcard DNS Record Set

Map all subdomains of a domain name to the same value.

The system-generated SOA and NS record sets cannot be disabled.

Configuring an Alias Record

Associate the record set of a domain name with a Huawei Cloud resource.

  • NS and CNAME record sets cannot be associated with a cloud resource.
  • Cloud services that can be associated: Enterprise Web Portal (EWP) and Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Configuring Weighted Routing

Set weights for different record sets for load balancing, failover, and leveraging geographical location benefits.

  • You can configure weights for up to 20 record sets of the same domain name and line.
  • If the weight of a record set is set to 0, no result will be returned.

Configuring DNSSEC

Use DNSSEC to ensure the integrity and authenticity of DNS queries and responses. It helps defend your domain name against threats such as DNS spoofing and cache poisoning.
Parent Topic: Record Sets