Configuring Zone Settings Defaults

You can configure the values for Refresh, Retry, Expire, and TTL.

To configure zone settings defaults, complete the following:

1. From the Infoblox Portal, click Configure > Networking > DNS, and click Global DNS Configuration in the top right-hand corner.
2. In the Global DNS Configuration page, click Zone Settings Defaults. You will see the following fields:

   • Refresh: Specify the value and choose Days, Hours, Minutes, Seconds, or Weeks from the drop-down list.

   • Retry: Specify the value and choose Days, Hours, Minutes, Seconds, or Weeks from the drop-down list.
   • Expire: Specify the value and choose Days, Hours, Minutes, Seconds, or Weeks from the drop-down list.
   • Default TTL: Specify the value and choose Days, Hours, Minutes, Seconds, or Weeks from the drop-down list.
   • Negative-caching TTL: Specify the value and choose Days, Hours, Minutes, Seconds, or Weeks from the drop-down list.
   • PRIMARY NAME SERVER (FOR SOA MNAME FIELD): Specify the fully qualified domain name of the primary name server (MNAME) in the SOA (Start of Authority) DNS record. Dynamic DNS updates are sent to the primary name server.
     • Select Use Default Name Server to use the default name server.
   • EMAIL ADDRESS (FOR SOA RNAME FIELD): Specify an email address for the SOA RNAME FIELD.

   • Use default forwarders to resolve queries for delegated zones: Select the check box to use the default forwarders for delegated zones.

3. Click Save & Close to save.