Configuring DNS Bind on HPUX 11.00 as secondary server. Can I?

[Dee_3]

Hi-
I have an rp2430 in a networked environment where DNS primary is setup on a windows server. In the interest of keeping this system available at all times, we are looking at configuring DNS bind on the rp2430 as a secondary server that would roll over if necessary. I'm very new with this functionality and software so I'm not sure I'm sounding knowledgeable (sorry about that). I've looked at the HP database and am a bit overwhelmed with the information on DNS bind. Does anyone have an overview of this software, if I can do this, and a 'where to start on configuration' if it will work? Thanks much, Terri Christensen.

[Michael Tully · Accepted solution]

Hi Terri,

Have a look at the attachment from Berlene in this posting.

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x7b6d7e990647d4118fee0090279cd0f9,00.html

HTH
Michael

[U.SivaKumar_2]

Hi,

if you have BIND9* / BIND8 nameservers do this.

edit /etc/named.conf

options (directory "/var/named" ;
};

zone "yourdomain.com" in {
type slave;
masters { xx.xx.xx.xx; };
file "db.yourdomain.slave";
};

zone "xx.xx.xx.in-addr.arpa" in {
type slave;
masters { xx.xx.xx.xx; };

};

Where xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP addresses of the Primary DNS server.

Save the file and start named daemon.

Now your slave server will pull out the DNS data from the primary DNS server.

regards,
U.SivaKumar

[W.C. Epperson]

U.SivaKumar said:
"zone "xx.xx.xx.in-addr.arpa" in {
type slave;
masters { xx.xx.xx.xx; };

};

Where xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP addresses of the Primary DNS server."

The "xx.xx.xx" in the in-addr.arpa zone would, of course, be the inverted network IP address if they administer their own inverse zone (and not there if they don't).

Note also that for outside servers to find and use the secondary, you'll need an NS record and "glue" (A) record added to your zone delegation for it and corresponding records within the zone.

[Dee_3]

Thanks for the responses. I am still reading through them. I would like to know what the most current version of BIND is for HPUX 11.00? I guess our Windows people are saying that we are looking for one that supports SRV records and Unicode characters. Thanks, Terri Christensen.

[Wilfred Chau_1]

The most recent version of Bind on 11.00 is 9.2.0. You can find the version by doing what on named on your system.

# what /usr/sbin/named.

URL for bind 9.2.0.
http://www.software.hp.com/cgi-bin/swdepot_parser.cgi/cgi/displayProducts.pl?group_type=search&group_name=Bind+&search_free=1&search_trial=1&search_buy=1

You can also install bind 8.1.2 on an HPUX 11.00 system as well.

[Dee_3]

Thanks for all the excellent information. We will be looking at this in the near future and we will consider the information provided at that time. Terri Christensen.