This Windows Server 2022 Tutorial covers how to Create DNS A and PTR Records on Windows Server 2022. Domain Name System is a name resolution service that provides a naming system for computers, services, and other resources in the network. The Domain Name System Server resolves computer names or other hostnames to IP addresses and IP addresses to computer names or other hostnames. A DNS zone is the specific portion of a DNS namespace hosted on a DNS server and it contains resource records. Forward lookup zones stored different resource records, but the most common record is the host record. A host record used to resolve a hostname to an IP address.
Note: In this Tutorial Active Directory-Integrated Domain Name System used. Domain Name System servers running on domain controllers can store their zones in Active Directory Domain Services.
Related Tutorial
- Create DNS Forward Lookup Zone in Windows Server 2022
- Create DNS Reverse Lookup Zone and PTR Record on Windows Server 2022
Demo environment
- Computer Name: server1.test.com
- Operating System: Windows Server 2022 Datacenter
- IP Address: 192.168.0.2
1. Open the Server Manager dashboard click Tools and select DNS.
2. Right Click on Forward lookup zone name and New Host (A or AAAA).
3. Enter Name, and IP address, enable Create associated pointer (PTR) record and click Add Host.
4. The host record created successfully, click OK.
5. Click Done.
6. Host (A) and Pointer (PTR) records have been created. Verify A Record.
7. Host (A) and Pointer (PTR) records have been created. Verify the PTR record.
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