Manage DNS Record Sets

Overview

Record sets are the DNS entries within a zone that map hostnames to values. Each record set has a type (A, CNAME, MX, etc.), a name relative to the zone, a TTL, and one or more values. This guide covers creating, updating, listing, and deleting record sets.

Prerequisites

An active Xloud account with appropriate permissions
Access to the Xloud Dashboard (https://connect.<your-domain>) or CLI configured with credentials
API credentials sourced (source admin-openrc.sh)

A zone must be in ACTIVE status before record sets can be created within it. See Create a Zone if you have not yet provisioned a zone.

Create a Record Set

Dashboard
CLI

Open the zone

Navigate to Project → DNS → Zones and click the zone name to open it. Click Create Record Set to add a new record.

Configure the record set

Field	Description
Type	Select the record type (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, etc.)
Name	Hostname within the zone (e.g., `www` for `www.example.com.`)
TTL	Override the zone default TTL for this specific record
Records	One or more values for the record set

For MX records, prefix each mail server value with a priority number: 10 mail.example.com. — lower numbers have higher priority.

Save the record

Click Submit. The record set enters PENDING momentarily and then transitions to ACTIVE.

Record set appears in the zone list with status ACTIVE.

openstack recordset create \
  --type A \
  --record 192.168.1.10 \
  --ttl 3600 \
  example.com. www

List and View Record Sets

openstack recordset list example.com.

Update a Record Set

Dashboard
CLI

Navigate to the zone, click the record set name, and click Edit. Update the values and click Submit. The record set enters PENDING during the update.

Update record value

openstack recordset set \
  --record 192.168.1.20 \
  example.com. www

Update TTL only

openstack recordset set \
  --ttl 300 \
  example.com. www

Use a low TTL (e.g., 300 seconds) before planned IP changes, then increase it after the change is confirmed stable. This minimizes propagation delay during migrations.

Delete a Record Set

Dashboard
CLI

Navigate to the zone, select the record set, and click Delete. Confirm the deletion in the dialog.

Delete a record set

openstack recordset delete example.com. www

Deleting a record set is immediate. Resolvers that have cached the record will continue returning the value until their cache TTL expires.

Next Steps

Record Types Reference

Detailed reference for every supported record type and its value format

Reverse DNS

Configure PTR records for IP-to-hostname resolution

Troubleshooting

Resolve propagation delays and CNAME conflicts

Create a Zone

Provision a new authoritative zone for a domain

Core Services

Other Services

Manage DNS Record Sets

Overview

Create a Record Set

Open the zone

Configure the record set

Save the record

List and View Record Sets

Update a Record Set

Delete a Record Set

Next Steps

Record Types Reference

Reverse DNS

Troubleshooting

Create a Zone

Core Services

Other Services

​Overview

​Create a Record Set

Open the zone

Configure the record set

Save the record

​List and View Record Sets

​Update a Record Set

​Delete a Record Set

​Next Steps

Record Types Reference

Reverse DNS

Troubleshooting

Create a Zone

Overview

Create a Record Set

List and View Record Sets

Update a Record Set

Delete a Record Set

Next Steps