DNS

What is SRV record in DNS?

SRV record

The SRV record is a resource record in DNS that is used to identify or point to a computer that host specific services i.e Active directory.

SRV records Type

Below are the SRV records which should be available in DNS server

MSDCS: Contains DCs information.
TCP: Contains Global Catalog, Kerberos & LDAP information.
UDP: Contains Sites information.
Sites:Contains Sites information.
Domain DNS Zone: Contains domain DNS specific information.

How do you manually create SRV records in DNS

To create a DNS SRV record, do the following:

  1. Open the Server Manager.
  2. Go to Tools and click DNS option.
  3. Go to DNS > DNS Server Host Name > Forward Lookup Zones Domain > _tcp and right-click the _tcp option.

DNS manager

  1. Click Other New Records. The Resource Record Type window is displayed.
  2. Select the Service Location (SRV), click Create Record, and do the following:

Resource Record type

To create SRV record for exchange autodiscover, enter the following details and click OK.

  • Service—_autodiscover
  • Protocol—_tcp
  • Port number—443
  • Host offering this service—mai.windowstechno.local

Autodiscover SRV record.

 

So, that’s all in this blog. I will meet you soon with next stuff .Have a nice day !!!

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