Question

I am trying to add multiple ip address under a sub domain in route 54. It is enough un the UI and it is easy to add one ip address using area54 or in boto.

e.g. master.hui.com
10.130.149.247
10.130.149.248

Using area54

ipaddress = '10.130.149.247'
entry =  'master.hui.com'
zone = route53.get_zone('hui.com')
add_dns = zone.add_record('A',entry, [ipaddress], ttl='60') 

In boto:

conn = Route53Connection(aws_access_key_id, aws_secret_access_key)
changes = ResourceRecordSets(conn, zone_id)

change = changes.add_change("CREATE",sub_domain, "A", 60)
change.add_value(ip_address)

So…how do I add two or more ip address under a sub domain using either area53 or boto?

Thanks

Answer 1

You need to use WRRs. From the boto CLI:

route53 add_record Z1J8BS4AFAKE12 foo.example.com. A 1.2.3.4 60 first 1
route53 add_record Z1J8BS4AFAKE12 foo.example.com. A 5.6.7.8 60 second 2

or from the API:

change.add_change("CREATE", 'foo', 'A', ttl=60, weight=1, identifier='first')
change.add_change("CREATE", 'foo', 'A', ttl=60, weight=2, identifier='second')

See http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/WeightedResourceRecordSets.html

Finally, what you are calling a “sub domain” is a “resource record”. “sub domain” implies a zone which left me confused when you sent this question to the boto-users mailing list.