DNS WMI Classes

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

The following table lists and describes the WMI classes that are associated with the DNS Server service.

Microsoft DNS WMI Class Description

MicrosoftDNS_Server

Describes a DNS server. Every instance of this class might be associated with one instance of class MicrosoftDNS_Cache, one instance of class MicrosoftDNS_RootHints, and multiple instances of class MicrosoftDNS_Zone.

MicrosoftDNS_Domain

Represents a domain in a DNS hierarchy tree.

MicrosoftDNS_Zone

Describes a DNS zone. Every instance of the class MicrosoftDNS_Zone must be assigned to exactly one DNS server. Zones might be associated with multiple instances of the classes MicrosoftDNS_Domain and MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_Cache

Describes a cache existing on a DNS server. (Do not confuse this with a cache file that contains root hints.) This class simplifies visualizing the containment of DNS objects, rather than representing a real object. The class is a container for the resource records cached by the DNS server.

Every instance of the class MicrosoftDNS_Cache must be assigned to exactly one DNS server. It might be associated with multiple instances of MicrosoftDNS_Domain and MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_RootHints

Describes the RootHints stored in a cache file on a DNS server. This class simplifies visualizing the containment of DNS objects, rather than representing a real object. The class is a container for the resource records stored by the DNS server in a cache file.

Every instance of the class MicrosoftDNS_RootHints must be assigned to exactly one DNS server. It might be associated with multiple instances of the MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord class.

MicrosoftDNS_Statistic

Represents a single DNS server statistic.

MicrosoftDNS_ServerDomainContainment

Every instance of the class MicrosoftDNS_ServerDomainContainment might contain multiple instances of the class MicrosoftDNS_Domain.

MicrosoftDNS_DomainDomainContainment

Every instance of the MicrosoftDNS_DomainDomainContainment class might contain multiple other instances of MicrosoftDNS_Domain.

MicrosoftDNS_DomainResourceRecordContainment

Every instance of the class MicrosoftDNS_DomainResourceRecordComtainment might contain multiple instances of the MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord class.

MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord

Represents the general properties of a DNS resource record (RR).

MicrosoftDNS_AAAAType

Represents an IPv6 Address (AAAA), often pronounced quad-A, RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_AFSDBType

Represents an Andrew File System Database Server (AFSDB) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_ATMAType

Represents an ATM Address-to-Name (ATMA) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_AType

Represents an Address (A) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_CNAMEType

Represents a Canonical Name (CNAME) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_HINFOType

Represents a Host Information (HINFO) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_ISDNType

Represents an ISDN RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_KEYType

Represents a KEY RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_MBType

Represents a Mailbox (MB) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_MDType

Represents a Mail Agent for Domain (MD) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_MFType

Represents a Mail Forwarding Agent for Domain (MF) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_MGType

Represents an MG RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_MINFOType

Represents a Mail Information (MINFO) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_MRType

Represents a Mailbox Rename (MR) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_MXType

Represents a Mail Exchanger (MX) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_NSType

Represents a Name Server (NS) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_NXTType

Represents a Next (NXT) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_PTRType

Represents a Pointer (PTR) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_RPType

Represents a Responsible Person (RP) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_RTType

Represents a Route Through (RT) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_SIGType

Represents a Signature (SIG) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_SOAType

Represents a Start Of Authority (SOA) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_SRVType

Represents a Service (SRV) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_TXTType

Represents a Text (TXT) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_WINSRType

Represents a WINS-Reverse (WINSR) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_WINSType

Represents a WINS RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_WKSType

Represents a Well-Known Service (WKS) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

MicrosoftDNS_X25Type

Represents an X.25 (X25) RR. Subclass of MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord.

For more information about WMI classes, see the WMI SDK documentation on MSDN.