Create Domain Zone File
So issue the following command to create the declared forward zone file in the default bind directory.
Create domain zone file. Expand the server tab name of your computer e g. Click on the import from a zone file link inside the zones card. Creating new zone file for new domain as we have declared new zone file for the new domain we have to create this file now.
Go to start administrative tools dns. The zone file needs to be created within the dns server s working directory. To start hosting your domain in azure dns you need to create a dns zone for that domain name. On the header click on the domains tab.
Create a virtual or pseudo sub domain in this case you will define the sub domain s configuration as well as the main zone configuration in the domain zone file. This page describes configuring a virtual sub domain which means the main domain and the subdomain definition are included in a single zone file it requires no new name servers no ns rrs and no a aaaa glue rrs. Select the relevant account. Locate the relevant domain and click on the name to access the domain page.
This format was originally used by the berkeley internet name domain bind software package but has been widely adopted by other dns server software though some of them e g. File format the format of a zone file is defined in rfc 1035 section 5 and rfc 1034 section 3 6 1. The basic format of the zone file is a time to live ttl field followed by the start of authority soa records. Go to the settings section by clicking the settings link on the left.
This file gives the proper ip address to hostname mappings for the above fictitious domain. There is no requirement for filenames with zone file but a reasonable standard is db. Domain name the name of the domain preceded by db.