<div class="content" name="Introduction" uuid="a340b0e1-172b-4e54-b338-488291550e95"><p>The Domain Name Service (DNS) Server Management Protocol
defines <span><a href="a95b05da-f1fd-4db3-94b4-817fdaa1f642#gt_8a7f6700-8311-45bc-af10-82e10accd331" data-linktype="relative-path">RPC</a></span> interfaces that
provide methods for remotely accessing and administering a <span><a href="a95b05da-f1fd-4db3-94b4-817fdaa1f642#gt_604dcfcd-72f5-46e5-85c1-f3ce69956700" data-linktype="relative-path">DNS</a></span>
server. It is a client/server protocol based on RPC that is used in the
configuration, management, and monitoring of a DNS server.</p><p>Sections 1.5, 1.8, 1.9, 2, and 3 of this specification are normative.
All other sections and examples in this specification are informative.</p></div>