Secondary domain settings customization

Overview

This guide provides detailed instructions for secondary domain settings customization, covering a series of targeted actions, including:

Benefits

Customizing secondary domain settings enhances redundancy, optimizes performance, and accelerates failover recovery. With DigiCert® DNS, users gain precise control over DNS traffic and load distribution, strengthening security and ensuring system stability. Centralized management simplifies administration through a single dashboard that enforces consistent configurations, reduces errors, and provides historical tracking for audits and troubleshooting.

Procedures

Return the settings of a specific secondary domain

Note

This procedure displays the settings of a specific secondary domain (domain1) created in an earlier procedure.

To test this function, call this API endpoint: GET /domains/secondary/{domainId}/settings

Sign in to your DigiCert® DNS account.
From the landing page, go to the left sidebar and select DNS > Domains.
Select the SECONDARY DNS tab.
The table displays all the secondary domains associated with the account.
Select the name of the domain (for example, domain1) whose settings you want to view.
Select the SETTINGS tab.
The page displays all the settings associated with the domain, including:
- Secondary IP Set:
  - Secondary IP Set: Default or user-defined
  - TSIG Key: None or user-defined
- Resource Groups: Default or user-defined
- Notification Contact List: None or user-defined
You can also delete the domain from this page.

Update the settings of a specific secondary domain

Note

This procedure updates the settings of a specific secondary domain (domain1) created in an earlier procedure.

To test this function, call this API endpoint: PUT /domains/secondary/{domainId}/settings

Sign in to your DigiCert® DNS account.
From the landing page, go to the left sidebar and select DNS > Domains.
Select the SECONDARY DNS tab.
The table displays all secondary domains associated with the account.
Select the name of the domain (for example, domain1) whose settings you want to update.
Select the SETTINGS tab.
Update the following settings as needed:
- Secondary IP Set:
  - Secondary IP Set: Select a user-defined IP set, or keep the system default.
  - TSIG Key: Select a user-defined TSIG key, or leave it as 'None' (system default).
- Resource Groups: Select a user-defined resource group, or keep the system default.
- Notification Contact List: Select a user-defined user group, or leave it as 'None' (system default).
Select Save to finish.
A message appears confirming the successful update of the domain's settings.