Problem
You want to create and delete resource records in a zone.
Solution
Using a graphical user interface
- Open the DNS Management snap-in.
- If an entry for the DNS server you want to connect to does not exist, right-click on DNS in the left pane and select “Connect to DNS Server.” Select “This computer” or “The following computer,” then enter the server you want to connect to (if applicable) and click OK.
- If you want to add or delete a record in a forward zone, expand the Forward Lookup Zone folder. If you want to add or delete a record for a reverse zone, expand the Reverse Lookup Zone folder.
To create a resource record, do the following:
- In the left pane, right-click the zone and select the option that corresponds to the record type you want to createe.g., New Host (A).
- Fill in all required fields.
- Click OK.
To delete a resource record, do the following:
- In the left pane, click on the zone the record is in.
- In the right pane, right-click on the record you want to delete and select Delete.
- Click Yes to confirm.
Using a command-line interface
To add a resource record, use the following command:
> dnscmd <DNSServerName> /recordadd <ZoneName> <NodeName> <RecordType> <RRData>
The following command adds an A record in the rallencorp.com zone:
> dnscmd dc1 /recordadd rallencorp.com wins01 A 19.25.52.2.25
To delete a resource record, use the following command:
> dnscmd <DNSServerName> /recorddelete <ZoneName> <NodeName> <RecordType> <RRData>
The following command deletes an A record in the rallencorp.com zone:
> dnscmd dc1 /recorddelete rallencorp.com wins01 A 19.25.52.2.25
Using VBScript
‘ This code shows how to add an A record and PTR record using
‘ the DNS WMI Provider.
‘ —— SCRIPT CONFIGURATION ——
strForwardRRAdd = “test-xp.rallencorp.com. IN A 192.32.64.13”
strReverseRRAdd = “13.64.32.192.in-addr.arpa IN PTR test-xp.rallencorp.com”
strForwardDomain = “rallencorp.com”
strReverseDomain = “192.in-addr.arpa.”
‘ —— END CONFIGURATION ——–
set objDNS = GetObject(“winMgmts:root\MicrosoftDNS”)
set objRR = objDNS.Get(“MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord”)
set objDNSServer = objDNS.Get(“MicrosoftDNS_Server.Name=””.”””)
‘ Create the A record
strNull = objRR.CreateInstanceFromTextRepresentation( _
objDNSServer.Name, _
strForwardDomain, _
strForwardRRAdd, _
objOutParam)
set objRR2 = objDNS.Get(objOutParam)
WScript.Echo “Created Record: ” & objRR2.TextRepresentation
‘ Create the PTR record
strNull = objRR.CreateInstanceFromTextRepresentation( _
objDNSServer.Name, _
strReverseDomain, _
strReverseRRAdd, _
objOutParam)
set objRR2 = objDNS.Get(objOutParam)
WScript.Echo “Created Record: ” & objRR2.TextRepresentation
‘ This code shows how to delete an A and PTR record for the record
‘ we created in the previous example.
strHostName = “test-xp.rallencorp.com.”
set objDNS = GetObject(“winMgmts:root\MicrosoftDNS”)
set objDNSServer = objDNS.Get(“MicrosoftDNS_Server.Name=””.”””)
set objRRs = objDNS.ExecQuery(” select * ” & _
” from MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord ” & _
” where OwnerName = “”” & strHostName & “””” & _
” Or RecordData = “”” & strHostName & “”””)
if objRRs.Count < 1 then
WScript.Echo “No matches found for ” & strHostName
else
for each objRR in objRRs
objRR.Delete_
WScript.Echo “Deleted ” & objRR.TextRepresentation
next
end if
Discussion
Using a graphical user interface
The DNS Management snap-in is good for creating a small number of records, but if you need to add or delete more than a couple of dozen, then we’d recommend writing a batch file around dnscmd or using the DNS WMI Provider to automate the process.
Using a command-line interface
Adding A, CNAME, and PTR resource records is pretty straightforward as far as the data you must enter, but other record types, such as SRV, require quite a bit more data. The help pages for /recordadd and /recorddelete display the required information for each record type. For example, to add an SRV record using dnscmd, you need to specify the priority, weight, port, and hostname of the record as in the following example:
> dnscmd /recordadd dc1.rallencorp.com SRV 50 100 88 _kerberos
Using VBScript
The first example creates A and PTR records using the CreateInstanceFrom TextRepresentation method, which is a MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord method that allows you to create resource records by passing in the textual version of the record. This is the textual representation of the A record used in the example:
test-xp.rallencorp.com IN A 192.32.64.13
The first parameter to this method is the DNS server name, the second is the name of the domain to add the record to, the third is the resource record, and the last is an out parameter that returns a reference to the new resource record.
The second example finds all resource records that match a certain hostname and deletes them. This is done by first using a WQL query to find all resource records where the OwnerName equals the target hostname (this will match any A records) and where RecordData equals the target hostname (this will match any PTR records). The Delete_ method is called on each matching record, removing them from the DNS server.
Ravindra Kulkarni
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