A Records

An A record is the most common DNS query. In this type of query, ‘A’ refers to an IP address - the cleint is asking for the IP address of the domain name being queried. Create two A records, one for each BIG-IP DNS server.

  1. Expand the sub-menus to expose EXAMPLE.COM in the “Forward Lookup Zones”

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  2. Right click on EXAMPLE.COM and select “New Host (A or AAAA)”

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  3. Create two new A records for the new BIGP-IP nameservers.

    Field Value
    ns1 203.0.113.8
    ns2 198.51.100.40
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    Create ns2.example.com

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