Connects a private DNS zone to a VNet so the VNet can resolve names (a resolution-only link) or register records (with autoregistration on). Peering on its own provides neither.
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- Private DNS zone
A zone in Azure DNS for private records (A records, for example), linked to VNets. Because only 168.63.129.16 resolves it, clients on-premises must go through a DNS forwarder or Azure DNS Private Resolver.
- VNet
A private network belonging to a single subscription and region and covering all of that region's availability zones. A VM can only use a VNet located in the same region.
- 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.