Changing the Start of Authority (SOA) information

To change 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.

  4. On the start of authority (SOA) page, click edit.

  5. On the edit start of authority page, you can change the following fields:

  6. responsible person. The email of the DNS server administrator.

Recommended value for refresh interval : 1200 to 43200 seconds

Recommended value for retry interval : 120-7200 seconds

Recommended value for expiry interval : 1209600 to 2419200 seconds (2 to 4 weeks)

Recommended value for minimum time to live : 1-3 hours

  1. Click save.