A service to guide traffic to endpoints based on conditions like:
Endpoint health.
Geographic origin of DNS request.
Configure policies to serve intelligent responses to DNS queries.
Capabilities:
Failover based on endpoint health.
Load balance across resources.
Steer traffic to physically closest endpoint.
Components of OCI Traffic Management
Steering Policy: Intelligent rules to control responses to DNS queries.
Attachment:
Links steering policy to zone.
Max 1 attachment per DNS record type.
Attachment overrides DNS records, e.g., if DNS A record points domain to IP 1.2.3.4 & attached steering policy points domain to IP 2.3.4.5, policy wins.
Rule:
Contained inside steering policy.
Filters DNS responses based on properties of DNS request.
Answer: The DNS response.
Template:
Predefined rule sequence for a policy type & its intended behavior.