To use the DNS servers that are provided by thrid-party DNS service providers in Alibaba Cloud Domain Name System (DNS), you must change the DNS servers to the servers assigned by Alibaba Cloud DNS in the domains console. In this way, DNS records can take effect.
Scenarios
For the first time that you add DNS records for your domain name, you must change the DNS servers to the DNS servers assigned by Alibaba Cloud DNS.
To import DNS records to Alibaba Cloud DNS, you must change the DNS servers to the DNS servers assigned by Alibaba Cloud DNS.
If your DNS instance is changed in edition, you must change the DNS servers to the DNS servers assigned by Alibaba Cloud DNS.
If your DNS server is hosted on a third-party DNS service provider, change the DNS server addresses of your domain name to DNS server addresses of Alibaba Cloud DNS. This modification may invalidate the DNS settings on the original platform, potentially causing related websites or services to become unavailable. Proceed with caution.
For a seamless migration of your DNS records from the third-party DNS service provider to the Alibaba Cloud DNS without business disruption, refer to how to smoothly migrate domain name resolution to Alibaba Cloud DNS.
Procedure
Domain names registered with Alibaba Cloud
View the DNS server assigned by the Alibaba Cloud DNS
Log on to the DNS console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Authoritative DNS Resolution. On the page that appears, click Authoritative Domain Names tab, view the status of the desired domain name in the IP Address of the DNS Server column, and copy the address. If the DNS server configured in the domains console differs from the one provided by the Alibaba Cloud DNS system, a prompt Not Use Alibaba Cloud DNS is displayed.
Change the DNS server address in the domains console
Log on to the domains console. Locate the desired domain name in the All Domain Names, and click the Manage button in the Actions column.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose DNS Management>DNS Server Change. On the page that appears, click Change DNS Server.
Enter the name of the DNS server that are assigned by the DNS service provider and click Confirm. In this example,
vip1.alidns.comandvip2.alidns.comare used.
Effective time
The time required for the change of DNS servers to take effect varies based on the TTL values of the cached DNS server names. The TTL specifies how long a local DNS server caches DNS server names, which is usually 48 hours.
