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Release notes for DNS Services

Release notes for DNS Services

Use these release notes to learn about the latest updates to IBM Cloud® DNS Services that are grouped by date.

30 January 2025

Profiles for custom resolvers
You can now provision custom resolvers with different profiles.
Custom resolver capacity
Increased limits on forwarding rules, secondary zones, and the number of supported DNS records per secondary zone.
View feature for forwarding rules
The view feature enables advanced server block routing functions, such as split DNS.
IXFR for secondary zone transfers
Now supports both IXFR and AXFR transfers. IXFR incremental zone transfers increase efficiency by only sending the changed zone data instead of the entire set of zone data.

21 June 2023

Platform metrics feature enabled
Added support for platform metrics to DNS Services.
Madrid region support added
Added Madrid multi-zone region support.

24 August 2022

Resolver locations
Added UI feature to the custom resolver location settings. You can now change resolver location priority by clicking up or down arrows to reorder the list.

20 July 2022

Secondary zones
Added secondary zone features for UI, CLI, and API.

24 June 2022

Cross account access and linked zones
Added cross-account access and linked zones features for UI, CLI, and API.

18 April 2022

Import and export DNS records
Added UI support for importing and exporting DNS records.

23 March 2022

Toronto and Sau Paulo supported across DNS Services
Added support for Toronto and Sao Paulo regions.

17 November 2021

GA release of custom resolver
General availability release of custom resolver feature for UI, CLI, and API.
Improved workflow
Improve workflow and add tooltips for enhanced user experience.
High Availability recommendations
Update custom resolver High Availability recommendations from beta release.
End of custom resolver beta program
Custom resolver beta program ending on 1 December 2021.

14 July 2021

Custom resolver beta
Add the custom resolver beta feature for UI, CLI, and API.
Import and export of resource records
Add import and export of resource records for the CLI and API.
New region support for permitted networks
Add Sao Paulo region support for permitted networks.

18 May 2021

Service clock synchronization
Add service clock synchronization information.

29 March 2021

New region support
Added the Osaka region to list of available DNS Services resolver regions.