How to setup IPv6 DNS zones with bind

This is a note that explains how to add a new IPv6 DNS zone into a running DNS server.

Goal

For illustration purpose, let's assume that we need to add a zone called v6.domain.com that has the following network address range 2001:200:130::/32 we will also add three hosts to the zone (cyclone, thunder and tornado).

In named.conf

zone "v6.domain.com" {
    type master;
    file "master/v6.domain.com.zone";
    allow-transfer {
     150.12.190.65; 
     192.58.19.82;
    };
  };
   
  zone "1.4.1.0.0.0.2.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.int" IN {
    type master;
    file "master/2001:200:130::.zone";
    allow-transfer {     
     150.12.190.65; 
     192.58.19.82;
    };
  };

In master/2001:200:130::.zone

$TTL    86400   ; 1day
  
  @       IN      SOA     ns6.domain.com. zrelli.jaist.ac.jp. (
        10004           ; serial
        3600            ; refresh
        900             ; retry
        3600000         ; expiry
        3600 )          ; minimum
    IN      NS      ns6.domain.com.
   
  ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
  8.0.2.a.c.4.e.f.f.f.0.4.7.0.2.0.1.2.3.4                                 IN PTR thunder.domain.com.
  e.4.0.e.1.1.e.f.f.f.9.e.7.0.2.0.1.2.3.4                                 IN PTR tornado.domain.com.
  6.2.4.0.7.6.e.f.f.f.7.b.0.d.2.0.0.2.3.4                                 IN PTR cyclone.domain.com.

In master/v6.domain.com.zone

$TTL    86400   ; 1day
  
  @                       IN SOA  ns6.v6.domain.com. zrelli.jaist.ac.jp. (
        10004           ; serial
        3600            ; refresh
        900             ; retry
        3600000         ; expiry
        3600 )          ; minimum
 
      IN NS   ns6.domain.com.
  ;
  ;
  ;
  localhost               IN      CNAME   localhost.
  ns6                     IN      A       150.23.32.18    ;; ns0.bi.to
 
 
  pTLA-domain.com          IN AAAA         2001:200:130::
  ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
  ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
  thunder                 IN AAAA  2001:200:130:4321:207:40ff:fe4c:a208
  cyclone                 IN AAAA  2001:200:130:4320:2d0:b7ff:fe67:426
  tornado                 IN AAAA  2001:200:130:4321:207:e9ff:fe11:e04e

reload the zones

rndc reload