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title: "Creating Forward DNS Server Groups"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/BloxOneDDI/186648967/Creating%20Forward%20DNS%20Server%20Groups"
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<span style="color: #000000">A forward DNS server group is a collection of one or more external DNS servers. Grouping a set of external DNS servers together to a forward DNS server group reduces the configuration efforts. You can assign a single forward DNS server group as default forwarders for a forward zone instead of specifying multiple DNS servers individually.</span>

<span style="color: #000000">Note the following while adding a forward DNS server group:</span>

- <span style="color: #000000">You cannot add a forward DNS server group if a group with the same name already exists.</span>

- <span style="color: #000000">You cannot delete a forward DNS server group if it is assigned to a zone.</span>

<span style="color: #000000">You can associate these with forward-mapping and reverse-mapping authoritative zones.</span>

<span style="color: #000000">To create a forward DNS server group, complete the following:</span>

1. From the Infoblox Portal, click **Network** > <span style="color: #000000">**DNS Server Groups **</span>><span style="color: #000000">** Create **</span>><span style="color: #000000">** Forward DNS Server Group.**</span>
2. <span style="color: #000000">On the </span><span style="color: #000000">*Create Forward DNS Server Group*</span><span style="color: #000000"> page, specify the following:</span>
  - <span style="color: #000000">**Name**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Type a name that provides a meaningful reference for this set of servers.</span>
  - <span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Optionally, enter additional information about the forward DNS Server Group.</span>
  - <span style="color: #000000">**DNS Servers: **</span><span style="color: #000000">Select the DNS Servers from the list. </span>
  - <span style="color: #000000">**FORWARDERS**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Click </span><span style="color: #000000">**Add **</span><span style="color: #000000">and select one of the following options for every server that you are adding to the DNS server group.</span>
    - <span style="color: #000000">**Forward to Address:**</span><span style="color: #000000"> Enter an external IP address to which you want to forward the queries.</span>
    - <span style="color: #000000">**Forward to NIOS-X Server:**</span><span style="color: #000000"> Select a NIOS-X Server address from the drop-down list. The queries against the zone are forwarded to this NIOS-X Server.</span>
    - <span style="color: #000000">**Forward to DNS Server Group:**</span><span style="color: #000000"> Select a DNS Server Group from the drop-down list. The servers in the DNS Server Group serves the zone and forward queries.  </span>
  - <span style="color: #000000">**Tags**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Click </span><span style="color: #000000">**Add**</span><span style="color: #000000"> to associate keys with the reverse-mapping zone and specify the following details:</span>
    - <span style="color: #000000">**KEY**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Enter a meaningful name for the key, such as a location or a department. </span>
    - <span style="color: #000000">**VALUE**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Enter a value for the key.  </span>
  <span style="color: #3e3f40">To remove a tag, select the respective check box and click </span><span style="color: #3e3f40">**Remove**</span><span style="color: #3e3f40"> to delete the associated tag. For information about tags, see </span><u><span style="color: #0000ff">*[Managing Tags](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BloxOneCloud/pages/35397076)*</span></u><span style="color: #3e3f40">.</span>
3. <span style="color: #000000">Click </span><span style="color: #000000">**Save & Close**</span><span style="color: #000000"> to save.</span>