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title: "Configuring DNS Config Profiles"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/BloxOneDDI/186617018/Configuring%20DNS%20Config%20Profiles"
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<span style="color: #333300">A Global DNS Configuration contains all the settings required to run a NIOS-X Server as a DNS server.  A DNS config profile is configured and applied locally to the NIOS-X Server. All configuration settings are inherited from the Global DNS Configuration into the DNS config profile by default. If there are no changes made to the DNS config profile, it would be an exact copy of the Global DNS Configuration. </span><span style="color: #333300">For more information, see</span><span style="color: #333300"> </span>[*<span style="color: #333300">Global DNS Configuration</span>*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BloxOneDDI/pages/186617130)<span style="color: #333300">. </span>

<span style="color: #333300">However, in some instances, you may need to configure settings that are different from the Global DNS Configuration. In such instances, you can override the values inherited into the DNS config profile. There are only two configurations available for inheritance in the DNS config profile: </span>

- **<span style="color: #333300">Inherit</span>**<span style="color: #333300"> </span><span style="color: #333300">- this is the default setting. The values for the particular setting exactly matches the value provided in the Global DNS Configuration. </span>
- **<span style="color: #333300">Override</span>**<span style="color: #333300"> </span><span style="color: #333300">- you can toggle the configuration to</span><span style="color: #333300"> </span>**<span style="color: #333300">Override</span>**<span style="color: #333300"> </span><span style="color: #333300">and provide alternate values.  Use this setting when you want to provide a value for a setting that is different from the one specified in Global DNS Configuration</span>

<span style="color: #333300">You cannot delete a DHCP config profile if it is in use by a NIOS-X Server. A DHCP config profile may be assigned to multiple NIOS-X Servers.</span>

> ❌ <span style="color: #333300">You cannot delete a DNS config profile if it is in use by a NIOS-X Server. A DNS config profile may be assigned to multiple NIOS-X Servers.</span>

<span style="color: #333300">The DNS config profile is applied locally to a NIOS-X Server. The DNS config profile contains all the settings required for the particular NIOS-X Server. For example, an organization creates a Global DNS Configuration at the head office. The branch office can deploy a DNS server (NIOS-X Server) and inherit values from the Global DNS Configuration. For settings unique to the particular branch office, the organization creates a DNS config profile to override settings in the Global DNS Configuration and apply it to the NIOS-X Server. The following diagram shows the stage at which the DNS config profile is configured:</span>

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<span style="color: #333300">For example, an organization's secondary DNS server (NIOS-X Server) located in the head office may need to accept zone transfer requests from the cloud. However, the second DNS server (NIOS-X Server) at the branch office may need to be configured to accept zone transfer requests from an external primary server. The DNS config profile and the Global DNS properties are applied together as shown in the diagram:</span>

> Macro (drawio)


<span style="color: #000000">To view the list of DNS config profiles, complete the following:</span>

1. <span style="color: #000000">From the Infoblox Portal, click </span><span style="color: #000000">**Manage**</span><span style="color: #000000"> > </span><span style="color: #000000">**DNS**</span><span style="color: #000000"> > </span><span style="color: #000000">**DNS Config Profiles**</span><span style="color: #000000">**.**</span>
2. <span style="color: #000000">Universal DDI displays the following information for a DNS server:</span>

- <span style="color: #000000">**NAME**</span><span style="color: #000000">: The name of the DNS server is shown in the table.</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">**DESCRIPTION**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Information about the DNS server is shown in the table.</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">**NIOS-X Server ASSIGNED**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Displays the NIOS-X Servers that are associated with the DNS server in the </span>**<span style="color: #000000">Info</span>**<span style="color: #000000"> panel.</span>

<span style="color: #000000">You can also perform the following in th</span>is <span style="color: #000000">tab:</span>

- <span style="color: #000000">Click the menu button, </span>> Macro (inline-media-image)

<span style="color: #000000">, and </span><span style="color: #000000">select the columns to be shown.</span>

- <span style="color: #000000">Click the menu button, </span>> Macro (inline-media-image)

<span style="color: #000000">, and then </span><span style="color: #000000">**Edit**</span><span style="color: #000000">,</span><span style="color: #000000"> or select the check box for the respective record and click the </span><span style="color: #000000">**Edit**</span><span style="color: #000000"> </span><span style="color: #000000">button to modify a DNS server.</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">Select a DNS server to view the details on the right-hand panel. You can view details like </span>**<span style="color: #000000">name</span>**<span style="color: #000000">, </span>**<span style="color: #000000">description</span>**<span style="color: #000000">, </span>**<span style="color: #000000">type</span>**<span style="color: #000000">, </span>**<span style="color: #000000">tags</span>**<span style="color: #000000">, </span>**<span style="color: #000000">queries</span>**<span style="color: #000000">, </span>**<span style="color: #000000">recursion</span>**<span style="color: #000000">, </span>**<span style="color: #000000">DNSSEC</span>**<span style="color: #000000">, </span>**<span style="color: #000000">server</span>**<span style="color: #000000"> </span>**<span style="color: #000000">details</span>**<span style="color: #000000">, and </span>**<span style="color: #000000">EDNS Client Subnet Configuration</span>**<span style="color: #000000"> </span>**<span style="color: #000000">details</span>**<span style="color: #000000"> that are associated with it. If you do not want to view the details in the right-hand panel, click the information button, </span>> Macro (inline-media-image)

<span style="color: #000000">. </span>
- <span style="color: #000000">Enter the value that you want to search in the </span><span style="color: #000000">**Search**</span><span style="color: #000000"> text box. The application displays the list of records matching the keyword in the text box. </span>
- <span style="color: #000000">Click the filter button, </span>> Macro (inline-media-image)

<span style="color: #000000">,</span><span style="color: #000000"> to filter the objects by </span>**<span style="color: #000000">name</span>**<span style="color: #000000">, </span>**<span style="color: #000000">description</span>**<span style="color: #000000">, and </span>**<span style="color: #000000">tags</span>**<span style="color: #000000">. </span><span style="color: #000000">To save a filter after selecting the required parameters, click the save button, </span>> Macro (inline-media-image)

<span style="color: #000000">, specify a name for the filter, and click </span>**<span style="color: #000000">Save & Close</span>**<span style="color: #000000">. To reload a previously saved filter, click the start button, </span>> Macro (inline-media-image)

<span style="color: #000000">, and select the required filter. </span>
- <span style="color: #000000">Click  the menu button, </span>> Macro (inline-media-image)

<span style="color: #000000">, and then </span>**<span style="color: #000000">Move to Recycle Bin</span>**<span style="color: #000000"> to move the object to the recycle bin. You can restore the object later or delete it permanently as required. For more information, see </span>[*<span style="color: #000000">Recycle Bin</span>*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BloxOneDDI/pages/186466217)<span style="color: #000000">.</span>

<span style="color: #000000">You can perform the following actions:</span>

> Macro (children)