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Sekhar's avatar
Sekhar
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Mar 25, 2015

PTR Records

Hi,

 

I have a requirement to add PTR for *.portal.abc.com. When I am trying to add using zone runner in GTM it is throwing me a bad domain name character error. How can I add this PTR record. Please suggest me. We are using 11.5.1 HF2.

 

Thanks,

 

Sekhar

 

BIG-IP DNS
deployment

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  • Brad_Parker_139's avatar
    Brad_Parker_139
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    Mar 25, 2015

    Wilcard is not an acceptable character for a PTR record. A PTR is a 1-to-1 relationship between an IP and a host name.

     

    • Sekhar's avatar
      Sekhar
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      Mar 25, 2015
      Hi Brad, Is there any other way where i can add PTR records to such hostnames? Thanks, Sekhar
    • Brad_Parker_139's avatar
      Brad_Parker_139
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      Mar 25, 2015
      I'm not sure what you mean. PTR records aren't created for hostnames, they are created for IPs. They are a reverse lookup that says what host name belongs to an IP. It is the opposite of an A record.
  • Brad_Parker's avatar
    Brad_Parker
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    Mar 25, 2015

    Wilcard is not an acceptable character for a PTR record. A PTR is a 1-to-1 relationship between an IP and a host name.

     

    • Sekhar's avatar
      Sekhar
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      Mar 25, 2015
      Hi Brad, Is there any other way where i can add PTR records to such hostnames? Thanks, Sekhar
    • Brad_Parker's avatar
      Brad_Parker
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      Mar 25, 2015
      I'm not sure what you mean. PTR records aren't created for hostnames, they are created for IPs. They are a reverse lookup that says what host name belongs to an IP. It is the opposite of an A record.