Local Name Server

[jim_357]

All:

This is my first post to this forum. I have just installed a new 11.0 server. I have in my network a 10.20 server (to be retired) which is the current name server for our domain.If i want to make the 11.0 server my local name server for our domain then pl. tell me if the foll steps are OK

1. copy the named.boot file from 10.20 server
2. run the named
Is there anything else i need to copy or do before i shutdowm the current 10.20 server? Pl. Advise.

Thanks

Jim.

[A. Clay Stephenson]

The named.boot file is not sufficient. You will need all the files under /etc/named.data (the default HP-UX location) or whatever directory is specified in your named.boot file.

You also need to edit /etc/rc.config.d/namesvrs and set NAMED=1. This will enable automatic startup on boot.

If your are reusing the same IP address then no client updates (/etc/resolv.conf) are required.

[Geoff Wild]

Also depends is it is bind 4 on the 11.0 server.

If it is, then I highly suggest you upgrade to bind 9.

http://software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=BIND9.2

Rgds...Geoff

[Steven E. Protter]

If you upgrade to BIND 9.2 you will need to convert or re-enter your DNS database in the new format.

HP may provide a utility for this. I started fresh.

Here is a link on the BIND 9.x database system. It is for Linux but it all works perfectly on HP-UX.

http://entropy.brneurosci.org/linuxsetup26.html

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/html_single/DNS-HOWTO.html

SEP

[jim_357]

Thanks. I did not find named.data file but found named.ca file under /usr/local/domain. So i have copied /etc/named.boot and /usr/local/domain/named.ca file and changed namesvrs to 1 for named. But after all these when i do /sbin/init.d/named start it is not starting and says that the possible reasons can be found on syslog but nothing is found on syslog. PL Help

Thanks

Jim.

[A. Clay Stephenson · Accepted solution]

You need to look in your named.boot file on your old box. In that file there should be an entry with "directory". That entire directory needs to be moved.

[jim_357]

Clay:

That was it. Thanks a ton. I am on my new name server. what a thread, i love this.

Thanks again

Jim.

[jim_357]

Pl close this as the issue is solved. Thnaks to All.

Jim.