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Service Directory supports DNS queries for the following record types:
A/AAAA/SRVrecords for a service or an endpointSOA/NSrecords for the private zone origin
For a detailed explanation of these record types, see List of DNS record types.
A/AAAA queries must observe the following format:
SERVICE_NAME.ZONE_DOMAIN_NAME
Optionally:
ENDPOINT_NAME.SERVICE_NAME.ZONE_DOMAIN_NAME
SRV queries must observe the following format:
_SERVICE_NAME._tcp.SERVICE_NAME.ZONE_DOMAIN_NAMENote:
SERVICE_NAME appears twice in the query name and the
first label is preceded by a literal underscore character.
Optionally:
_SERVICE_NAME._tcp.ENDPOINT_NAME.SERVICE_NAME.ZONE_DOMAIN_NAME
All services and endpoints in Service Directory default to having their service name as the symbolic service and a protocol of tcp.
What's next
- To get an overview of Service Directory, see the Service Directory overview.
- To find solutions for common issues that you might encounter when using Service Directory, see Troubleshooting.