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    Enables you to manage DNS MX Records within Azure Private DNS.

    Example Usage

    import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
import * as azure from "@pulumi/azure";

const example = new azure.core.ResourceGroup("example", {
    name: "example-resources",
    location: "West Europe",
});
const exampleZone = new azure.privatedns.Zone("example", {
    name: "contoso.com",
    resourceGroupName: example.name,
});
const exampleMxRecord = new azure.privatedns.MxRecord("example", {
    name: "example",
    resourceGroupName: example.name,
    zoneName: exampleZone.name,
    ttl: 300,
    records: [
        {
            preference: 10,
            exchange: "mx1.contoso.com",
        },
        {
            preference: 20,
            exchange: "backupmx.contoso.com",
        },
    ],
    tags: {
        Environment: "Production",
    },
});

    import pulumi
import pulumi_azure as azure

example = azure.core.ResourceGroup("example",
    name="example-resources",
    location="West Europe")
example_zone = azure.privatedns.Zone("example",
    name="contoso.com",
    resource_group_name=example.name)
example_mx_record = azure.privatedns.MxRecord("example",
    name="example",
    resource_group_name=example.name,
    zone_name=example_zone.name,
    ttl=300,
    records=[
        {
            "preference": 10,
            "exchange": "mx1.contoso.com",
        },
        {
            "preference": 20,
            "exchange": "backupmx.contoso.com",
        },
    ],
    tags={
        "Environment": "Production",
    })

    package main

import (
	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi-azure/sdk/v6/go/azure/core"
	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi-azure/sdk/v6/go/azure/privatedns"
	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/v3/go/pulumi"
)

func main() {
	pulumi.Run(func(ctx *pulumi.Context) error {
		example, err := core.NewResourceGroup(ctx, "example", &core.ResourceGroupArgs{
			Name:     pulumi.String("example-resources"),
			Location: pulumi.String("West Europe"),
		})
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		exampleZone, err := privatedns.NewZone(ctx, "example", &privatedns.ZoneArgs{
			Name:              pulumi.String("contoso.com"),
			ResourceGroupName: example.Name,
		})
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		_, err = privatedns.NewMxRecord(ctx, "example", &privatedns.MxRecordArgs{
			Name:              pulumi.String("example"),
			ResourceGroupName: example.Name,
			ZoneName:          exampleZone.Name,
			Ttl:               pulumi.Int(300),
			Records: privatedns.MxRecordRecordArray{
				&privatedns.MxRecordRecordArgs{
					Preference: pulumi.Int(10),
					Exchange:   pulumi.String("mx1.contoso.com"),
				},
				&privatedns.MxRecordRecordArgs{
					Preference: pulumi.Int(20),
					Exchange:   pulumi.String("backupmx.contoso.com"),
				},
			},
			Tags: pulumi.StringMap{
				"Environment": pulumi.String("Production"),
			},
		})
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		return nil
	})
}

    using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using Pulumi;
using Azure = Pulumi.Azure;

return await Deployment.RunAsync(() => 
{
    var example = new Azure.Core.ResourceGroup("example", new()
    {
        Name = "example-resources",
        Location = "West Europe",
    });

    var exampleZone = new Azure.PrivateDns.Zone("example", new()
    {
        Name = "contoso.com",
        ResourceGroupName = example.Name,
    });

    var exampleMxRecord = new Azure.PrivateDns.MxRecord("example", new()
    {
        Name = "example",
        ResourceGroupName = example.Name,
        ZoneName = exampleZone.Name,
        Ttl = 300,
        Records = new[]
        {
            new Azure.PrivateDns.Inputs.MxRecordRecordArgs
            {
                Preference = 10,
                Exchange = "mx1.contoso.com",
            },
            new Azure.PrivateDns.Inputs.MxRecordRecordArgs
            {
                Preference = 20,
                Exchange = "backupmx.contoso.com",
            },
        },
        Tags = 
        {
            { "Environment", "Production" },
        },
    });

});

    package generated_program;

import com.pulumi.Context;
import com.pulumi.Pulumi;
import com.pulumi.core.Output;
import com.pulumi.azure.core.ResourceGroup;
import com.pulumi.azure.core.ResourceGroupArgs;
import com.pulumi.azure.privatedns.Zone;
import com.pulumi.azure.privatedns.ZoneArgs;
import com.pulumi.azure.privatedns.MxRecord;
import com.pulumi.azure.privatedns.MxRecordArgs;
import com.pulumi.azure.privatedns.inputs.MxRecordRecordArgs;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Map;
import java.io.File;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class App {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Pulumi.run(App::stack);
    }

    public static void stack(Context ctx) {
        var example = new ResourceGroup("example", ResourceGroupArgs.builder()
            .name("example-resources")
            .location("West Europe")
            .build());

        var exampleZone = new Zone("exampleZone", ZoneArgs.builder()
            .name("contoso.com")
            .resourceGroupName(example.name())
            .build());

        var exampleMxRecord = new MxRecord("exampleMxRecord", MxRecordArgs.builder()
            .name("example")
            .resourceGroupName(example.name())
            .zoneName(exampleZone.name())
            .ttl(300)
            .records(            
                MxRecordRecordArgs.builder()
                    .preference(10)
                    .exchange("mx1.contoso.com")
                    .build(),
                MxRecordRecordArgs.builder()
                    .preference(20)
                    .exchange("backupmx.contoso.com")
                    .build())
            .tags(Map.of("Environment", "Production"))
            .build());

    }
}

    resources:
  example:
    type: azure:core:ResourceGroup
    properties:
      name: example-resources
      location: West Europe
  exampleZone:
    type: azure:privatedns:Zone
    name: example
    properties:
      name: contoso.com
      resourceGroupName: ${example.name}
  exampleMxRecord:
    type: azure:privatedns:MxRecord
    name: example
    properties:
      name: example
      resourceGroupName: ${example.name}
      zoneName: ${exampleZone.name}
      ttl: 300
      records:
        - preference: 10
          exchange: mx1.contoso.com
        - preference: 20
          exchange: backupmx.contoso.com
      tags:
        Environment: Production

    API Providers

    This resource uses the following Azure API Providers:

    • Microsoft.Network - 2024-06-01

    Create MxRecord Resource

    Resources are created with functions called constructors. To learn more about declaring and configuring resources, see Resources.

    Constructor syntax

    new MxRecord(name: string, args: MxRecordArgs, opts?: CustomResourceOptions);
    @overload
def MxRecord(resource_name: str,
             args: MxRecordArgs,
             opts: Optional[ResourceOptions] = None)

@overload
def MxRecord(resource_name: str,
             opts: Optional[ResourceOptions] = None,
             records: Optional[Sequence[MxRecordRecordArgs]] = None,
             resource_group_name: Optional[str] = None,
             ttl: Optional[int] = None,
             zone_name: Optional[str] = None,
             name: Optional[str] = None,
             tags: Optional[Mapping[str, str]] = None)
    func NewMxRecord(ctx *Context, name string, args MxRecordArgs, opts ...ResourceOption) (*MxRecord, error)
    public MxRecord(string name, MxRecordArgs args, CustomResourceOptions? opts = null)
    public MxRecord(String name, MxRecordArgs args)
public MxRecord(String name, MxRecordArgs args, CustomResourceOptions options)

    type: azure:privatedns:MxRecord
properties: # The arguments to resource properties.
options: # Bag of options to control resource's behavior.

    Parameters

    name string
    The unique name of the resource.
    args MxRecordArgs
    The arguments to resource properties.
    opts CustomResourceOptions
    Bag of options to control resource's behavior.
    resource_name str
    The unique name of the resource.
    args MxRecordArgs
    The arguments to resource properties.
    opts ResourceOptions
    Bag of options to control resource's behavior.
    ctx Context
    Context object for the current deployment.
    name string
    The unique name of the resource.
    args MxRecordArgs
    The arguments to resource properties.
    opts ResourceOption
    Bag of options to control resource's behavior.
    name string
    The unique name of the resource.
    args MxRecordArgs
    The arguments to resource properties.
    opts CustomResourceOptions
    Bag of options to control resource's behavior.
    name String
    The unique name of the resource.
    args MxRecordArgs
    The arguments to resource properties.
    options CustomResourceOptions
    Bag of options to control resource's behavior.

    Constructor example

    The following reference example uses placeholder values for all input properties.

    var azureMxRecordResource = new Azure.PrivateDns.MxRecord("azureMxRecordResource", new()
{
    Records = new[]
    {
        new Azure.PrivateDns.Inputs.MxRecordRecordArgs
        {
            Exchange = "string",
            Preference = 0,
        },
    },
    ResourceGroupName = "string",
    Ttl = 0,
    ZoneName = "string",
    Name = "string",
    Tags = 
    {
        { "string", "string" },
    },
});

    example, err := privatedns.NewMxRecord(ctx, "azureMxRecordResource", &privatedns.MxRecordArgs{
	Records: privatedns.MxRecordRecordArray{
		&privatedns.MxRecordRecordArgs{
			Exchange:   pulumi.String("string"),
			Preference: pulumi.Int(0),
		},
	},
	ResourceGroupName: pulumi.String("string"),
	Ttl:               pulumi.Int(0),
	ZoneName:          pulumi.String("string"),
	Name:              pulumi.String("string"),
	Tags: pulumi.StringMap{
		"string": pulumi.String("string"),
	},
})

    var azureMxRecordResource = new com.pulumi.azure.privatedns.MxRecord("azureMxRecordResource", com.pulumi.azure.privatedns.MxRecordArgs.builder()
    .records(MxRecordRecordArgs.builder()
        .exchange("string")
        .preference(0)
        .build())
    .resourceGroupName("string")
    .ttl(0)
    .zoneName("string")
    .name("string")
    .tags(Map.of("string", "string"))
    .build());

    azure_mx_record_resource = azure.privatedns.MxRecord("azureMxRecordResource",
    records=[{
        "exchange": "string",
        "preference": 0,
    }],
    resource_group_name="string",
    ttl=0,
    zone_name="string",
    name="string",
    tags={
        "string": "string",
    })

    const azureMxRecordResource = new azure.privatedns.MxRecord("azureMxRecordResource", {
    records: [{
        exchange: "string",
        preference: 0,
    }],
    resourceGroupName: "string",
    ttl: 0,
    zoneName: "string",
    name: "string",
    tags: {
        string: "string",
    },
});

    type: azure:privatedns:MxRecord
properties:
    name: string
    records:
        - exchange: string
          preference: 0
    resourceGroupName: string
    tags:
        string: string
    ttl: 0
    zoneName: string

    MxRecord Resource Properties

    To learn more about resource properties and how to use them, see Inputs and Outputs in the Architecture and Concepts docs.

    Inputs

    In Python, inputs that are objects can be passed either as argument classes or as dictionary literals.

    The MxRecord resource accepts the following input properties:

    Records List<MxRecordRecord>
    One or more record blocks as defined below.
    ResourceGroupName string
    Specifies the resource group where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    Ttl int
    The Time To Live (TTL) of the DNS record in seconds.
    ZoneName string
    Specifies the Private DNS Zone where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    Name string
    The name of the DNS MX Record. Changing this forces a new resource to be created. Default to '@' for root zone entry.
    Tags Dictionary<string, string>
    A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
    Records []MxRecordRecordArgs
    One or more record blocks as defined below.
    ResourceGroupName string
    Specifies the resource group where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    Ttl int
    The Time To Live (TTL) of the DNS record in seconds.
    ZoneName string
    Specifies the Private DNS Zone where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    Name string
    The name of the DNS MX Record. Changing this forces a new resource to be created. Default to '@' for root zone entry.
    Tags map[string]string
    A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
    records List<MxRecordRecord>
    One or more record blocks as defined below.
    resourceGroupName String
    Specifies the resource group where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    ttl Integer
    The Time To Live (TTL) of the DNS record in seconds.
    zoneName String
    Specifies the Private DNS Zone where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    name String
    The name of the DNS MX Record. Changing this forces a new resource to be created. Default to '@' for root zone entry.
    tags Map<String,String>
    A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
    records MxRecordRecord[]
    One or more record blocks as defined below.
    resourceGroupName string
    Specifies the resource group where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    ttl number
    The Time To Live (TTL) of the DNS record in seconds.
    zoneName string
    Specifies the Private DNS Zone where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    name string
    The name of the DNS MX Record. Changing this forces a new resource to be created. Default to '@' for root zone entry.
    tags {[key: string]: string}
    A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
    records Sequence[MxRecordRecordArgs]
    One or more record blocks as defined below.
    resource_group_name str
    Specifies the resource group where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    ttl int
    The Time To Live (TTL) of the DNS record in seconds.
    zone_name str
    Specifies the Private DNS Zone where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    name str
    The name of the DNS MX Record. Changing this forces a new resource to be created. Default to '@' for root zone entry.
    tags Mapping[str, str]
    A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
    records List<Property Map>
    One or more record blocks as defined below.
    resourceGroupName String
    Specifies the resource group where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    ttl Number
    The Time To Live (TTL) of the DNS record in seconds.
    zoneName String
    Specifies the Private DNS Zone where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    name String
    The name of the DNS MX Record. Changing this forces a new resource to be created. Default to '@' for root zone entry.
    tags Map<String>
    A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.

    Outputs

    All input properties are implicitly available as output properties. Additionally, the MxRecord resource produces the following output properties:

    Fqdn string
    The FQDN of the DNS MX Record.
    Id string
    The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
    Fqdn string
    The FQDN of the DNS MX Record.
    Id string
    The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
    fqdn String
    The FQDN of the DNS MX Record.
    id String
    The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
    fqdn string
    The FQDN of the DNS MX Record.
    id string
    The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
    fqdn str
    The FQDN of the DNS MX Record.
    id str
    The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
    fqdn String
    The FQDN of the DNS MX Record.
    id String
    The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.

    Look up Existing MxRecord Resource

    Get an existing MxRecord resource’s state with the given name, ID, and optional extra properties used to qualify the lookup.

    public static get(name: string, id: Input<ID>, state?: MxRecordState, opts?: CustomResourceOptions): MxRecord
    @staticmethod
def get(resource_name: str,
        id: str,
        opts: Optional[ResourceOptions] = None,
        fqdn: Optional[str] = None,
        name: Optional[str] = None,
        records: Optional[Sequence[MxRecordRecordArgs]] = None,
        resource_group_name: Optional[str] = None,
        tags: Optional[Mapping[str, str]] = None,
        ttl: Optional[int] = None,
        zone_name: Optional[str] = None) -> MxRecord
    func GetMxRecord(ctx *Context, name string, id IDInput, state *MxRecordState, opts ...ResourceOption) (*MxRecord, error)
    public static MxRecord Get(string name, Input<string> id, MxRecordState? state, CustomResourceOptions? opts = null)
    public static MxRecord get(String name, Output<String> id, MxRecordState state, CustomResourceOptions options)
    resources:  _:    type: azure:privatedns:MxRecord    get:      id: ${id}
    name
    The unique name of the resulting resource.
    id
    The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
    state
    Any extra arguments used during the lookup.
    opts
    A bag of options that control this resource's behavior.
    resource_name
    The unique name of the resulting resource.
    id
    The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
    name
    The unique name of the resulting resource.
    id
    The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
    state
    Any extra arguments used during the lookup.
    opts
    A bag of options that control this resource's behavior.
    name
    The unique name of the resulting resource.
    id
    The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
    state
    Any extra arguments used during the lookup.
    opts
    A bag of options that control this resource's behavior.
    name
    The unique name of the resulting resource.
    id
    The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
    state
    Any extra arguments used during the lookup.
    opts
    A bag of options that control this resource's behavior.
    The following state arguments are supported:
    Fqdn string
    The FQDN of the DNS MX Record.
    Name string
    The name of the DNS MX Record. Changing this forces a new resource to be created. Default to '@' for root zone entry.
    Records List<MxRecordRecord>
    One or more record blocks as defined below.
    ResourceGroupName string
    Specifies the resource group where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    Tags Dictionary<string, string>
    A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
    Ttl int
    The Time To Live (TTL) of the DNS record in seconds.
    ZoneName string
    Specifies the Private DNS Zone where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    Fqdn string
    The FQDN of the DNS MX Record.
    Name string
    The name of the DNS MX Record. Changing this forces a new resource to be created. Default to '@' for root zone entry.
    Records []MxRecordRecordArgs
    One or more record blocks as defined below.
    ResourceGroupName string
    Specifies the resource group where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    Tags map[string]string
    A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
    Ttl int
    The Time To Live (TTL) of the DNS record in seconds.
    ZoneName string
    Specifies the Private DNS Zone where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    fqdn String
    The FQDN of the DNS MX Record.
    name String
    The name of the DNS MX Record. Changing this forces a new resource to be created. Default to '@' for root zone entry.
    records List<MxRecordRecord>
    One or more record blocks as defined below.
    resourceGroupName String
    Specifies the resource group where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    tags Map<String,String>
    A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
    ttl Integer
    The Time To Live (TTL) of the DNS record in seconds.
    zoneName String
    Specifies the Private DNS Zone where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    fqdn string
    The FQDN of the DNS MX Record.
    name string
    The name of the DNS MX Record. Changing this forces a new resource to be created. Default to '@' for root zone entry.
    records MxRecordRecord[]
    One or more record blocks as defined below.
    resourceGroupName string
    Specifies the resource group where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    tags {[key: string]: string}
    A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
    ttl number
    The Time To Live (TTL) of the DNS record in seconds.
    zoneName string
    Specifies the Private DNS Zone where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    fqdn str
    The FQDN of the DNS MX Record.
    name str
    The name of the DNS MX Record. Changing this forces a new resource to be created. Default to '@' for root zone entry.
    records Sequence[MxRecordRecordArgs]
    One or more record blocks as defined below.
    resource_group_name str
    Specifies the resource group where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    tags Mapping[str, str]
    A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
    ttl int
    The Time To Live (TTL) of the DNS record in seconds.
    zone_name str
    Specifies the Private DNS Zone where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    fqdn String
    The FQDN of the DNS MX Record.
    name String
    The name of the DNS MX Record. Changing this forces a new resource to be created. Default to '@' for root zone entry.
    records List<Property Map>
    One or more record blocks as defined below.
    resourceGroupName String
    Specifies the resource group where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    tags Map<String>
    A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
    ttl Number
    The Time To Live (TTL) of the DNS record in seconds.
    zoneName String
    Specifies the Private DNS Zone where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.

    Supporting Types

    MxRecordRecord, MxRecordRecordArgs

    Exchange string
    The FQDN of the exchange to MX record points to.
    Preference int
    The preference of the MX record.
    Exchange string
    The FQDN of the exchange to MX record points to.
    Preference int
    The preference of the MX record.
    exchange String
    The FQDN of the exchange to MX record points to.
    preference Integer
    The preference of the MX record.
    exchange string
    The FQDN of the exchange to MX record points to.
    preference number
    The preference of the MX record.
    exchange str
    The FQDN of the exchange to MX record points to.
    preference int
    The preference of the MX record.
    exchange String
    The FQDN of the exchange to MX record points to.
    preference Number
    The preference of the MX record.

    Import

    Private DNS MX Records can be imported using the resource id, e.g.

    $ pulumi import azure:privatedns/mxRecord:MxRecord example /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/mygroup1/providers/Microsoft.Network/privateDnsZones/contoso.com/MX/@

    To learn more about importing existing cloud resources, see Importing resources.

    Package Details

    Repository
    Azure Classic pulumi/pulumi-azure
    License
    Apache-2.0
    Notes
    This Pulumi package is based on the azurerm Terraform Provider.
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