The part of Azure DNS that hosts private zones, giving name resolution within linked virtual networks without running your own DNS servers. It can also add records for VMs automatically through autoregistration.
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Terms in this definition
- Azure DNS
Family of Azure services for hosting and resolving DNS, covering public zones, private zones and DNS Private Resolver; you can't register domain names through it.
- DNS
The system that turns names into addresses. In Azure, private endpoints depend on private DNS zones, which are queried through 168.63.129.16.
- Architecture Definition Document
A key deliverable bringing together the main architecture artifacts across the four domains for every relevant state: baseline, transition and target. It sets out, in qualitative terms, what the architect intends.
- Virtual machines
Infrastructure-as-a-service compute giving complete control of the operating system, making it a fit for lift-and-shift moves and for software relying on OS-level pieces like COM.
- Autoregistration
When enabled on a private DNS zone's virtual network link, VMs in that VNet get A records created automatically, kept in step as their IPs change and removed when they are deleted. A VNet may autoregister into only one private zone.