Sun Microsystems Netra User Manual page 71

To Configure the Netra Server as a DNS Primary Server
1. Select Network Services Administration: Name Service
DNS Add a primary domain.
The Add DNS Primary Domain page is displayed.
2. Enter the information in the form using Table 7-5.
Table 7-5 DNS Primary Server Information
Primary Domain Name
Host Names
Host Aliases
Mail Servers
DNS Servers
Name Service Administration
The name of the primary domain. If the Netra server is a
root name server, use the domain name root. The domain
name is assumed to be fully qualified (do not use a trailing
period). Example: elmo 129.144.79.1
The host names and corresponding host addresses of the
hosts within the specified domain.
The host aliases within this domain and their
corresponding host names. A host name must be within
the domain, unless it is a fully-qualified host name.
The mail address, the corresponding mail server, and its
preference value.
•The mail address is a host name or an alias and must be
within the domain.
•The mail server is the machine that will accept mail for
this address. If there is more than one mail server, the
preference value determines which mail server is used.
•The preference value is an integer: the lower the value,
the higher the priority of that mail server.
The domains served by the corresponding DNS name
servers. The domain must be a subdomain of the primary
domain, unless it is a fully-qualified domain name. The
host name of the name server must be within this domain,
unless it is a fully qualified host name. All DNS servers
will be treated as authoritative for the listed domain. If a
subdomain is entered, authority for that domain is
delegated to the listed server. Do not enter the Netra server
or primary domain.
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