DnsServerPrimaryZone

DnsServerPrimaryZone

Parameters

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
Name	Key	String	Name of the DNS Server primary zone
ZoneFile	Write	String	Name of the DNS Server primary zone file. If not specified, defaults to 'ZoneName.dns'.
DynamicUpdate	Write	String	Primary zone dynamic DNS update option. Defaults to 'None'.	None, NonSecureAndSecure
Ensure	Write	String	Whether the DNS zone should be present or absent	Present, Absent

Description

The DnsServerPrimaryZone DSC resource manages a standalone file-backed Primary zone on a given Domain Name System (DNS) server.

Examples

Example 1

This configuration will add a file-backed classful reverse primary zone using the resource default parameter values.

Configuration DnsServerPrimaryZone_AddClassfulReversePrimaryZone_Config
{
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'DnsServerDsc'

    Node localhost
    {
        DnsServerPrimaryZone 'AddPrimaryZone'
        {
            Name = '1.168.192.in-addr.arpa'
        }
    }
}

Example 2

This configuration will add a file-backed classless reverse primary zone using the resource default parameter values.

Configuration DnsServerPrimaryZone_AddClasslessReversePrimaryZone_Config
{
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'DnsServerDsc'

    Node localhost
    {
        DnsServerPrimaryZone 'AddPrimaryZone'
        {
            Name = '64-26.100.168.192.in-addr.arpa'
        }
    }
}

Example 3

This configuration will add a file-backed primary zone using the resource default parameter values.

Configuration DnsServerPrimaryZone_AddPrimaryZoneUsingDefaults_Config
{
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'DnsServerDsc'

    Node localhost
    {
        DnsServerPrimaryZone 'AddPrimaryZone'
        {
            Name = 'demo.contoso.com'
        }
    }
}

Example 4

This configuration will add a file-backed primary zone using the resource default parameter values.

Configuration DnsServerPrimaryZone_AddPrimaryZoneWithSpecificValues_Config
{
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'DnsServerDsc'

    Node localhost
    {
        DnsServerPrimaryZone 'AddPrimaryZone'
        {
            Ensure        = 'Present'
            Name          = 'demo.contoso.com'
            ZoneFile      = 'demo.contoso.com.dns'
            DynamicUpdate = 'NonSecureAndSecure'
        }
    }
}

Example 5

This configuration will remove a file-backed primary zone.

Configuration DnsServerPrimaryZone_RemovePrimaryZone_Config
{
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'DnsServerDsc'

    Node localhost
    {
        DnsServerPrimaryZone 'RemovePrimaryZone'
        {
            Ensure        = 'Absent'
            Name          = 'demo.contoso.com'
        }
    }
}

Example 6

This configuration will remove a file-backed primary zone.

Configuration DnsServerPrimaryZone_RemoveReversePrimaryZone_Config
{
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'DnsServerDsc'

    Node localhost
    {
        DnsServerPrimaryZone 'RemovePrimaryZone'
        {
            Ensure        = 'Absent'
            Name          = '1.168.192.in-addr.arpa'
        }
    }
}