Creating a Private Zone

Scenarios

Create a private zone to resolve a private domain name within VPCs.

Prerequisites

• You have created a VPC.
• You have created an ECS in the VPC and planned a domain name (example.com) for the ECS.

Procedure

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

   The DNS console is displayed.

3. In the navigation pane, choose Private Zones.

   The Private Zones page is displayed.

4. Click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
5. Click Create Private Zone.
6. Set the required parameters.
   Figure 1 Creating a private zone
   
   Table 1 describes the parameters.

   Table 1 Parameters for creating a private zone

   Parameter	Description	Example Value
   Name	Name of the private zone, which is the private domain name you have planned for the ECS You can enter a top-level domain that complies with the domain naming rules.	example.com
   VPC	VPC to be associated with the private zone NOTE: This VPC must be the same as the VPC where the servers are deployed. Otherwise, the domain name cannot be resolved.	-
   Email	(Optional) Email address of the administrator managing the private zone It is recommended that you set the email address to HOSTMASTER@Domain name. For more information about the email address, see Why Was the Email Address Format Changed in the SOA Record?	HOSTMASTER@example.com
   Tags	(Optional) Identifier of a resource Each tag contains a key and a value. You can add a maximum of 20 tags to a zone. For details about tag key and value requirements, see Table 2.	example_key1 example_value1
   Description	(Optional) Supplementary information about the zone You can enter a maximum of 255 characters.	This is a zone example.

   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. Can contain only letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).	example_key1
   Value	Cannot be left blank. Can contain a maximum of 43 characters. Can contain only letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).	example_value1

7. Click OK.
8. Switch back to the Private Zones page.

   View the created private zone in the zone list.

9. Click the zone name to add a record set.

   On the Record Sets page, click Add Record Set. For detailed operations, see Overview.

   

   Click the zone name to view zone details. You can view SOA and NS record sets automatically generated by the system.

   • The SOA record set defines the DNS server that is the authoritative information source for a particular domain name.
   • The NS record set defines authoritative DNS servers for a domain name.

Follow-up Operations

After a private zone is created, you can perform the following operations:

• Add record sets for it. For details, see Overview.
• Modify or delete it, or view its details. For details, see Managing Private Zones.