In this hands-on lab, we work through various options available for configuring DNS. The first section of the lab entails configuring DNS within a Virtual Private Cloud, which involves working with AWS Route 53. Route 53 is the perfect tool for configuring DNS within an AWS environment and specifically for a VPC. The second part of the lab presents hybrid scenarios where on-premises servers are still part of the compute environment, and we’ll have to configure a hybrid environment with DNS. Finally, we’ll dive into a scenario where we’ve got to configure a completely external DNS server, utilizing just AWS and Route 53. Ultimately, we will have covered configuring DNS for any scenario someone may encounter in the real world.
Learning Objectives
Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:
- Create an EC2 Instance
- From the AWS Management Console Dashboard go in to EC2
- click Launch Instance
- Select and Amazon Linux AMI (first in list)
- Select t2.micro
- Click Review and Launch
- Click Launch
- Choose a Key Pair
- Click Launch Instances
- Create a Route 53 Hosted Zone
- From AWS Management Console go into Route 53
- Click Hosted Zones
- Click Create Hosted Zones
- Create Domain Name: awscloud.local
- For type, select Private Hosted Zone for Amazon VPC
- For VPC ID, in the dropdown select the VPC provided
- Click Create
