Adding a DNS A record to Windows Server Core Machine via Powershell

Is DNS running on your core machine?, or you want to add a DNS record to point to your core machine?...or do you need to modify your hosts file on the core machine?

Is your Core machine configured?  Corefig can help with a GUI if you need it:

http://corefig.codeplex.com/

Hi Kwoof,

DNS is running on my core machine.  I tried using the New-DnsRecord command but it doesn't work

"New-DnsRecord : The term 'New-DnsRecord' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable
program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. At line:1 char:1

Thank you.

What OS is the server core?

You could use the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) on your own computer to remotely manage the DNS server.

http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/sanderberkouwer/archive/2008/04/27/remotely-managing-your-server-core-using-rsat.aspx

The server core OS is Windows Server 2012.

Thank you.

I had assumed you already tried RSAT?

Hi Kwoof,

I have extracted Corefig onto the Server Core how do I run it? When I type in the script file name ".\start_corefig.wsf all I get is >>

Confused I thought a GUI would load.

Hi Kwoof,

As I understand there is no RSAT feature for Windows Server 2012, could you clarify.

Thank you.

U can use the cmdlet: Add-DnsServerResourceRecordA

Eg. Add-DnsServerResourceRecordA -ZoneName ZONENAME –Name Server2 -IPv4Address 10.10.10.2

^ that is exactly what you do. But first be sure to import the module.

Import-Module DNSServer

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Thank for the help.