The free service is IPv6 compatible and is available for customers with a Rackspace Cloud account.
Rackspace, a hosting and cloud computing provider, yesterday announced that it has launched its Cloud DNS (Beta) to all UK and US cloud customers. Initially announced in March, its Cloud DNS (Beta) was previously only available to customers who participated in the private beta phase.
The company mentions that its Cloud DNS (Beta) automates and simplifies Domain Name System management and lists its features as:
REST-based API
New Record Types
Performance Improvements
Comprehensive Management Capability
Full TTL Control
Simplified Migration
It avers that as part of the next phase of this project, the company will be completely overhauling the DNS management sections of the cloud control panel. Full set of capabilities that are available via API, including management of TXT records, TTL settings, import/export will be exposed.
The company articulates that the free service is IPv6 compatible and is available for customers with a Rackspace Cloud account. Existing Cloud Servers, Cloud Servers with a managed service level, Cloud Sites, and RackConnect customers have access to the Cloud DNS (Beta) by default. The solution is backed by its 'fanatical support'.
It states that implementation and management of Cloud DNS (Beta) solution is available through API. The API Developers Guide can be downloaded from http://docs.rackspace.com/api/. To use the API, customers should have a general understanding of DNS management and be familiar with:
RESTful Web Services
JSON and/or XML Data Serialization Formats
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