Remember SRV
Full name: Service record
Memory aid: SeRVices publish where to connect.
Priority, weight, port, and target have distinct meanings.
Study area: Protocols & logical ports · Batch 7
Relevant study for: CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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SRV — Service record
Locates hosts and ports for specified DNS service names.
Why learn SRV — Service record?
Locates hosts and ports for specified DNS service names.
Where it came from
Priority, weight, port, and target have distinct meanings.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): SeRVices publish where to connect.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand SRV: Service record.
- Recall this memory aid: SeRVices publish where to connect.
- Explain the practical use: Locates hosts and ports for specified DNS service names.
- Explain this distinction: Priority, weight, port, and target have distinct meanings.
- Identify SRV in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- IETF RFC 2782 (www.rfc-editor.org)