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Add Domain Name Server
You can configure both primary and secondary Domain Name Servers. If
you configure both an the primary server is busy or down, Enlighten
will utilize the secondary server. Use the Server Type field to
select which type you want to configure.
Server Type
Use this toggle button to specify whether a primary or secondary DNS
server is being configured.
Primary Server Add Fields
This window contains the following fields:
Domain Name
Use this field to specify the domain name of the new DNS server.
Primary Server Hostname
Use this field to enter which host will be the primary domain name
server. You can also click on the arrow button to the right to pop
up a pick list of all hosts within the current pool and select one.
Network I.P. Numbers
You can use this field to enter the network I.P. Address of the
subnets the DNS server will manage within the domain. For example,
if you're managing hosts with the address range 192.57.36.01 through
192.57.36.254, then you should enter the value 192.57.36 in this
field.
Dir. for DNS database files
Use this field to specify the full directory pathname for the DNS
database files. The default is /etc/named.
Pathname to DNS config. files
Use this field to enter the full pathname for the named.boot file.
This file is used by the BIND daemon to locate the DNS configuration
files at system start-up. The default is /etc/named.boot.
Secondary Name Servers
You can use this field to specify the hostnames of any secondary
name servers. Leave a blank space between server names for multiple
entries.
Administrator e-mail address
Use this field to specify the DNS administrator's email address.
Database serial number
Use this field to enter the serial number associated with the DNS
database. The default serial number is 1 (one). This serial number
is incremented every time the primary database is altered.
DNS database refresh frequency
You can use this field to choose how often the secondary DNS
database serial numbers are checked against the primary DNS database
numbers. If the serial numbers are different, the secondary DNS
updates itself. The default value is every three hours.
DNS query retry frequency
You can use this field to choose how frequently the secondary DNS
server will attempt to reconnect with the primary DNS server if the
initial contact with the primary server failed. The default value is
every hour.
DNS data expiry
You can use this field to choose the maximum time the hostname and
IP address information will live in a secondary server when the
Primary server is unreachable. The default value is one week.
Minimum TTL
You can use this field to choose the maximum time a cached hostname
and IP address will live in a DNS server before the secondary server
contacts the primary server to resynchronize the data. The default
value is one day.
Secondary Server Add Fields
This subsection describes the fields for adding a secondary domain
name server.
This window contains the following fields:
Primary Server Hostname
Use this field to enter the hostname of the primary domain name
server for which the secondary server is being configured. You can
also click on the arrow button to the right to pop up a pick list of
all hosts within the current pool and select one.
Pathname to Server config. files
Use this field to enter the full pathname for the named.boot file.
This file is used by the BIND daemon to locate the server
configuration files at system start-up. The default is
/etc/named.boot.
Secondary Server Hostname
You can use this field to specify the name of one or more hosts on
which to configure secondary servers. Leave a blank space between
server names for multiple entries.
Directory to DNS database files
Use this field to specify the full directory pathname for the DNS
database files. The default is /etc/named.
Pathname to DNS config. files
Use this field to enter the full pathname for the named.boot file.
This file is used by the BIND daemon to locate the DNS configuration
files at system start-up. The default is /etc/named.boot.
Add Buttons (both types of servers)
This window contains the following buttons:
Apply
Click on this button to begin the configuration the new DNS server.
Clear Fields
Click on this button to clear the existing choices in all fields.
Cancel
Click on this button to close the window without making any changes.