Attributes


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Attributes

Required attributes

Required attribute

Description

Alias

A string representing the alias to the canonical name.

Type and dimension: string-scalar

Example: "www"

Where www is the alias to the canonical name mtv.veritas.com.

Domain

A string representing the domain name.

Type and dimension: string-scalar

Example: "veritas.com"

Hostname

A string representing canonical name of a system.

Type and dimension: string-scalar

Example: "mtv.veritas.com"

TTL

A non-zero integer representing the "Time To Live" value, in seconds, for the DNS entries in the zone you are updating. A lower value means more hits on your DNS server, while a higher value means more time for your clients to learn about changes.

Type and dimension: integer-scalar

Default: 86400

Example: 3600

Required attributes
Required attribute	Description
Alias	A string representing the alias to the canonical name. Type and dimension: string-scalar Example: "www" Where www is the alias to the canonical name mtv.veritas.com.
Domain	A string representing the domain name. Type and dimension: string-scalar Example: "veritas.com"
Hostname	A string representing canonical name of a system. Type and dimension: string-scalar Example: "mtv.veritas.com"
TTL	A non-zero integer representing the "Time To Live" value, in seconds, for the DNS entries in the zone you are updating. A lower value means more hits on your DNS server, while a higher value means more time for your clients to learn about changes. Type and dimension: integer-scalar Default: 86400 Example: 3600

Optional attributes
Optional attribute	Description
StealthMasters	The list of primary master name servers in the domain. Optional if the zone's name server record lists the primary master name server. If the primary master name server is a stealth server, define this attribute. A stealth server is a name server that is authoritative for a zone, but is not listed in that zone's name server records. Type and dimension: string-keylist Example: { "10.190.112.23" }
TSIGKeyFile	Required when you configure DNS for secure updates. Specifies the absolute path to the file containing the private TSIG (Transaction Signature) key. Type and dimension: string-scalar Example: "/var/tsig/Kveritas.com.+157+00000.private"


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