Adding an AAAA Record Set

Scenarios

If you want to use a domain name to access websites, web applications, or cloud servers configured with IPv6 addresses, you can add an AAAA record set for the domain name.

For more details, see Record Set Types and Configuration Rules.

Prerequisites

You have a web server and obtained an IPv6 address.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. In the service list, choose Network > Domain Name Service.

    The DNS console is displayed.

  1. In the navigation pane, choose Public Zones or Private Zones.

    The zone list is displayed.

  2. (Optional) If you have selected Private Zones, click on the upper left corner to select the region and project.
  3. Click the zone name.
  4. Click Add Record Set.

    The Add Record Set dialog box is displayed.

  5. Set required parameters based on Table 1.
    Table 1 Parameters for adding an AAAA record set

    Parameter

    Description

    Example Value

    Name

    Prefix of the domain name to be resolved

    For example, if the zone name is example.com, the domain name prefix can be as follows:

    • www: The domain name is www.example.com, which is usually used for a website.
    • Left blank: The domain name is example.com.

      In some cases, you may need to set the record set name to the at sign (@). However, the at sign is not supported. Leave the Name blank.

    • abc: The domain name is abc.example.com, a subdomain of example.com.
    • mail: The domain name is mail.example.com, which is typically used for an email server.
    • *: The domain name is *.example.com, which is a wildcard domain name, indicating all subdomains of example.com.

    www

    Type

    Type of the record set

    If a message is displayed indicating that the record set you are trying to create exists, the record set conflicts with an existing record set.

    AAAA – Map domains to IPv6 addresses

    TTL (s)

    Cache duration of the record set on a local DNS server, in seconds

    The value ranges from 1 to 2147483647, and the default is 300.

    If your service address changes frequently, set TTL to a smaller value.

    The default value is 300, which is, 5 minutes.

    Value

    IPv6 addresses mapped to the domain name

    You can enter a maximum of 50 record values, each on a separate line.

    ff03:0db8:85a3:0:0:8a2e:0370:7334

    Tags

    (Optional) Identifier of a resource

    Each tag contains a key and a value. You can add a maximum of 20 tags to a record set. This parameter is displayed when you enable Other Settings.

    For details about tag key and value requirements, see Table 2.

    example_key1

    example_value1

    Description

    (Optional) Supplementary information about the record set

    You can enter a maximum of 255 characters.

    -
    Table 2 Tag key and value requirements

    Parameter

    Requirements

    Example Value

    Key
    • Cannot be left blank.
    • Must be unique for each resource.
    • Can contain a maximum of 36 characters.

    example_key1

    Value
    • Cannot be left blank.
    • Can contain a maximum of 43 characters.

    example_value1
  6. Click OK.
  7. Switch back to the Record Sets page.

    View the added record set in the record set list of the zone and ensure that the status of the record set is Normal.

Parent topic: Adding Record Sets