Re: Bind Redundant master server for single zone file.
On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 15:29:55 +0200, Ian wrote in message
<[🔎] 200506221529.55485.iforbes@zsd.co.za>:
> Hi
>
> For the DNS experts on the list.
..<ducks>
> I am running a dynamic DNS server using "www.dhis.org" client and
> server programs (which are packaged for Debian). It works very
> nicely.
>
> Now I am trying to setup a second, redundant server, so if the one
> fails, clients can still get their DNS updated when via the other. The
> dhis-server code happily supports redundant servers. It in turn uses
> "nsupdate" to update the DNS zone info in bind.
>
> But bind seems to want one master name server, and slave servers as
> required. The updates are all done on the master server. The trouble
> is I now have a single point of failure with the master name server.
>
> Is it possible to setup two bind servers such that they can both be
> "master" for the same zone, and update each other as a master would
> update a slave when ever the zone file is modified?
..setup your slaves to ping|pong|poll or nsupdate etc the master and
take over when it fails. Obivously you want only one master at any
time, and you'll want your dead master wake up as a slave or go
growl "Ok, I'll take it from here, step down, slave!"
..disclaimer; I don't play with name servers yet.
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