Creating Route53 Hosted Zone

A hosted zone contains records that store information on how the traffic for a specific domain should be routed.

To create a Route53 hosted zone:

  1. In the DNS Automation section, under the Akamai Edge DNS catalog, hover your mouse over the Create Akamai Edge Hosted Zone workflow and click .
    The workflow execution page is displayed in the same tab with the workflow inputs requested at the first stage.
    Note: In the User Details section, the field information will be fetched automatically from the logged in user information. You can go back to the DNS Automation page by clicking from the top left corner of the page.
  2. In the Zone Details section, enter or select the required field information in the remaining fields.

    The following table describes the field information required here:

    Field Description
    *DNS Provider This is a read only field and displays the name of the DNS Provider (in this case, Akamai).
    *DNS Provider Account Select the DNS provider account in which the Hosted Zone will be created from the options available in the dropdown.
    Note: The value(s) in this field are populated based on the option selected in the DNS Provider field.
    *Domain Name Enter a valid domain name to create the hosted zone. For example: app.com, prod.app.com
    *: Mandatory fields
  3. To check if a zone is available, click Zone Validation.
    Note: Currently only Primary Zone Type is supported.
    A zone availability check runs in the background and the Zone Validation Status is updated as success or failure.
  4. Click Submit.