Adding or Editing SRV Records
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June 21, 2017 8:04 AM
SRV (Service) records are resource records used to identify computers that host specific services, such as FTP. For example, a client might issue a request for the SRV Record to find the host name that provides the service for a specific domain name. The service might be used on that domain name or a different one might call it.
To Access the Zone File Editor
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Next to Domains, click Launch.
- From the DNS menu, select DNS Manager, and then click Edit Zone for the domain name you want to update.
To Add an SRV Record
- Go to the Zone File Editor for the domain name you want to update.
- Click Add New Record. The Add DNS Record window displays.
- From the Record type list, select SRV (Service).
- Complete the following fields:
- Service — Enter the service name of this SRV record. The name should begin with an underscore, such as _ldap, _ftp, or _smtp.
- Protocol — Enter the protocol the service uses. The name should begin with an underscore, such as _tcp or _udp.
- Name — Enter the host name or domain name the SRV links to, such as server1. If you want to link the record to your domain name, type @.
- Priority — Select the priority for the SRV record. For multiple records that have the same Name and Service, clients use the priority number to determine which Target to contact first.
- Weight — Select the weight of the SRV record. For multiple records that have the same Name, Service, and Priority, clients use the weight number to determine which Target to contact first.
- Port — Enter the port number for the service, such as 80 or 21.
- Target — Enter the host name of the server that provides the service this record describes. For example, type ftp.coolexample.com. This host name must be an A or AAAA type in the DNS zone for the domain name that provides the service.
- Click OK.
- Click Save Zone File, and then click OK. The SRV record displays in the SRV (Service) section.
To Edit an SRV Record
- Go to the Zone File Editor for the domain name you want to update.
- In the SRV (Service) section, click the SRV record you want to edit.
- Edit any of the following fields:
- Service — Enter the service name of this SRV record. The name should begin with an underscore, such as _ldap, _ftp, or _smtp.
- Protocol — Enter the protocol the service uses. The name should begin with an underscore, such as _tcp or _udp.
- Name — Enter the host name or domain name the SRV links to, such as server1. If you want to link the record to your domain name, type @.
- Priority — Select the priority for the SRV record. For multiple records that have the same Name and Service, clients use the priority number to determine which Target to contact first.
- Weight — Select the weight of the SRV record. For multiple records that have the same Name, Service, and Priority, clients use the weight number to determine which Target to contact first.
- Port — Enter the port number for the service, such as 80 or 21.
- Target — Enter the host name of the server that provides the service this record describes. For example, type ftp.coolexample.com. This host name must be an A or AAAA type in the DNS zone for the domain name that provides the service.
- Click Save Zone File, and then click OK.
