DnsServerZoneAging

DnsServerZoneAging

Parameters

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
Name	Key	String	Name of the DNS forward or reverse lookup zone.
Enabled	Required	Boolean	Option to enable scavenge stale resource records on the zone.
RefreshInterval	Write	UInt32	Refresh interval for record scavenging in hours. Default value is 168, 7 days.
NoRefreshInterval	Write	UInt32	No-refresh interval for record scavenging in hours. Default value is 168, 7 days.

Description

The DnsServerZoneAging DSC resource manages aging settings for a Domain Name System (DNS) server zone.

A resource record can remain on a DNS server after the resource is no longer part of the network. Aging settings determine when a record can be removed, or scavenged, as a stale record.

Examples

Example 1

This configuration will manage aging of a DNS forward zone

Configuration DnsServerZoneAging_forward_config
{
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'DnsServerDsc'

    Node localhost
    {
        DnsServerZoneAging 'DnsServerZoneAging'
        {
            Name              = 'contoso.com'
            Enabled           = $true
            RefreshInterval   = 120   # 5 days
            NoRefreshInterval = 240   # 10 days
        }
    }
}

Example 2

This configuration will manage aging of a DNS reverse zone

Configuration DnsServerZoneAging_reverse_config
{
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'DnsServerDsc'

    Node localhost
    {
        DnsServerZoneAging 'DnsServerReverseZoneAging'
        {
            Name              = '168.192.in-addr-arpa'
            Enabled           = $true
            RefreshInterval   = 168   # 7 days
            NoRefreshInterval = 168   # 7 days
        }
    }
}