RE: [cobalt-users] DNS set up

[Chris Burchell <cburchell@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim [mailto:tnp3@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 10:45 AM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [cobalt-users] DNS set up
> 
> 
> Can someone tell me how to set up my DNS settings if I
> have 2 RAQ servers so that one can act as back-up for
> the other and vise-versa?
> 
> Have gone through the archives but it is a little
> confusing. Do you need to host your files on each
> server to do this? If so, what is the easiest way to
> mirror files between 2 servers? Maybe I am confusing
> the issue and have 2 different issues here.
> 
> TNP3@xxxxxxxxx
> 

I would first suggest that you read up on any of the many excellet DNS
HOWTOs out there.  The O'Reilly DNS and BIND book is also an *excellent*
reference - it taught me evertyhthing I will ever need to know about DNS.

If you are looking to host DNS records, a RAQ is capable of doing this.
Bear in mind that you must have both RAQs registered as authoritative name
servers first.

If you are using a RAQ4, you would basically make one RAQ the Primary Name
Server and the other a Secondary Name Server.  The Primary Name Server would
maintain the "master" copy of all records for which it is authoritative.
The secondary RAQ would then "mirror" this information as a secondary
nameserver.

If this is what you're looking to do, the Control Panel - DNS Server
Parameters... - then enter the appropriate domain resource records as
required on the Primary nameserver.  On the Secondary name server you would
then use the same page, but would select the "Add... Secondary name service
for domain" option, then pointing to the Primary nameserver as the reference
point.

Still Confused?  If this sounds like gobbledygook, I'd suggest reading up a
bit on DNS first.

Chris