Records creation

Question

Hi All

I want to create DNS records i.e host records and alias records by importing csv file, experts please guide me with the syntax.
using the below syntaxes i can create records but how do i import csv file and create it also i want to create ptr recording during host record creation.

Add-DnsServerResourceRecordA -ZoneName contoso.com -IPv4Address 192.168.5.10
Add-DnsServerResourceRecordCName -ZoneName contoso.com -HostNameAlias "server01.contoso.com" -Name "fin1"

my csv file is in below format

Answer 1

Hi,

Please try the below script.

$file = "C:\temp\records.csv"  
Import-Csv -Path $file | ForEach-Object {  
    if ($_.RecordType -eq "A") {  
        Add-DnsServerResourceRecordA -ZoneName $_.Zone -IPv4Address $_."IP Address" -Name $_.Name  
    }  
    elseif ($_.RecordType -eq "CNAME"){  
        Add-DnsServerResourceRecordCName -ZoneName $_.Zone -HostNameAlias $_.RecordData -Name $_.Name   
    }  
}   

Best Regards,
Ian Xue

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