Viewing the Start of Authority (SOA) information

An SOA record is an entry in the DNS zone file that contains information about a DNS zone and its records.

The Start of Authority (SOA) Overview page displays the Start of Authority information for the zone.

To view the Start of Authority (SOA) information for a zone:

  1. On the site administrator Home page, in the Microsoft DNS area, click list zones. The List of DNS Zones page opens and displays a list of DNS zones for the site.

  2. On the List of DNS Zones page, select the zone whose Start of Authority information you want to view, then click list records. The List Records page opens and displays a list of existing DNS records for the selected zone.

  3. On the List Records page, click start of authority on the top action bar. The Start of Authority (SOA) page opens and displays the SOA information for the selected zone.

The Start of Authority (SOA) Overview page displays the following information: