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DNS Name Server Functions, Name Server Architecture and General Operation (Page 2 of 3) DNS Server Support Functions The storing and serving of name data (through responses to requests from DNS resolvers) is the main function of a DNS server. However, other support jobs are also typically required of a DNS server, including the following:
As we'll see later in this section, not all name servers perform all of the tasks described above in this topic; some perform only a subset.
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