Set-DnsServerPrimaryZone

Set-DnsServerPrimaryZone

Changes settings for a DNS primary zone.

Syntax

Parameter Set: Parameters
Set-DnsServerPrimaryZone [-Name] <String> [-AllowedDcForNsRecordsAutoCreation <String[]> ] [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]> ] [-ComputerName <String> ] [-DynamicUpdate <String> ] [-Notify <String> ] [-NotifyServers <IPAddress[]> ] [-PassThru] [-SecondaryServers <IPAddress[]> ] [-SecureSecondaries <String> ] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32> ] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: ADZone
Set-DnsServerPrimaryZone [-Name] <String> -ReplicationScope <String> [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]> ] [-ComputerName <String> ] [-DirectoryPartitionName <String> ] [-PassThru] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32> ] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: FileZone
Set-DnsServerPrimaryZone [-Name] <String> -ZoneFile <String> [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]> ] [-ComputerName <String> ] [-PassThru] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32> ] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Set-DnsServerPrimaryZone cmdlet changes settings for an existing Domain Name System (DNS) primary zone. You can change values that are relevant for either Active Directory-integrated zones or file-backed zones.

Parameters

-AllowedDcForNsRecordsAutoCreation<String[]>

Specifies IP addresses of domain controllers that add their names in Name Server (NS) resource records for the zone.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-AsJob

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-CimSession<CimSession[]>

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ComputerName<String>

Specifies a DNS server. If you do not specify this parameter, the command runs on the local system. You can specify an IP address or any value that resolves to an IP address, such as a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), host name, or NETBIOS name.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-DirectoryPartitionName<String>

Specifies a directory partition on which to store the zone. Use this parameter when the ReplicationScope parameter has a value of Custom.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-DynamicUpdate<String>

Specifies how a zone accepts dynamic updates. Servers that accept dynamic updates can receive client registration requests. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

-- None
-- Secure
-- NonsecureAndSecure

DNS update security is available only for Active Directory-integrated zones.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Name<String>

Specifies the name of a zone.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

2

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Notify<String>

Specifies how a DNS master server notifies secondary servers of changes to resource records. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

-- NoNotify. The zone does not send change notifications to secondary servers.
-- Notify. The zone sends change notifications to all secondary servers.
-- NotifyServers. The zone sends change notifications to some secondary servers. If you choose this option, specify the list of secondary servers in the NotifyServers parameter.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-NotifyServers<IPAddress[]>

Specifies an array of IP addresses of secondary DNS servers that the DNS master server notifies of changes to resource records. You need this parameter only if you selected the value NotifyServers for the Notify parameter.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-PassThru

Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ReplicationScope<String>

Specifies a partition on which to store an Active Directory-integrated zone. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

-- Custom. Any custom directory partition that a user creates. Specify a custom directory partition by using the DirectoryPartitionName parameter.
-- Domain. The domain directory partition.
-- Forest. The ForestDnsZone directory partition.
-- Legacy. A legacy directory partition.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-SecondaryServers<IPAddress[]>

Specifies an array of IP addresses of DNS servers that are allowed to receive this zone through zone transfers.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-SecureSecondaries<String>

Specifies how a DNS master server allows zone transfers to secondary servers. You can configure the DNS server to send zone transfers only certain servers. If other servers request zone transfers, the DNS server rejects the requests.

The acceptable values for this parameter are:

-- NoTransfer. Zone transfers are not allowed on this DNS server for this zone.
-- TransferAnyServer. Zone transfers are allowed to any DNS server.
-- TransferToZoneNameServer. Zone transfers are allowed only to servers in the name servers (NS) records for this zone.
-- TransferToSecureServers. Zone transfers are allowed only for secondary servers.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ThrottleLimit<Int32>

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ZoneFile<String>

Specifies the name of a the zone file. This parameter is relevant only for file-backed DNS.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

  • Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#DnsServerPrimaryZone

Examples

Example 1: Change the dynamic update setting

This command changes the dynamic update setting to NonsecureAndSecure for the zone named western.contoso.com. The example uses the PassThru parameter to return output.

PS C:\> Set-DnsServerPrimaryZone -Name "western.contoso.com" -DynamicUpdate "NonsecureAndSecure" -PassThru

Example 2: Change the replication scope

This command changes the replication scope of the zone named western.contoso.com. The example uses the PassThru parameter to return output.

PS C:\> Set-DnsServerPrimaryZone -Name "western.contoso.com" -ReplicationScope "Forest" -PassThru

Example 3: Change the path name for the zone filename

This command changes the file name for the zone file for the zone western.contoso.com. The example uses the PassThru parameter to return output.

PS C:\> Set-DnsServerPrimaryZone -Name "western.contoso.com" -ZoneFile "tet23.dns" -PassThru

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