Master server offline

[Barry Margolin]

In article <mailman.1421.1273202620.21153.bind-users at lists.isc.org>,
 Dave Filchak <submit at zuka.net> wrote:

> I was thinking that as well ... would probably be the easiest and then 
> switch it back later. However, I would have to change my glue record at 
> the registrar as well ...  no?

The glue records don't distinguish between masters and slaves.

But it would be a good idea to remove a server from delegation if it's 
not going to respond.

> 
> On 06/05/10 11:19 PM, Barry Margolin wrote:
> > In article<mailman.1415.1273200624.21153.bind-users at lists.isc.org>,
> >   Bruce Ray<Bruce.Ray at zionsbancorp.com>  wrote:
> >
> >    
> >> You have until the expiry counter expires for a given zone.
> >>
> >> We typically run our expiries at a week to allow for this type of failure.
> >>      
> > You can easily turn a slave into a master.  Just go into its named.conf
> > file, change "type slave" to "type master" and comment out the "masters
> > {...}" clause.
> >
> >    
> >> ________________________________
> >> From: bind-users-bounces+bruce.ray=zionsbancorp.com at lists.isc.org
> >> <bind-users-bounces+bruce.ray=zionsbancorp.com at lists.isc.org>
> >> To: bind-users at lists.isc.org<bind-users at lists.isc.org>
> >> Sent: Thu May 06 21:37:35 2010
> >> Subject: Master server offline
> >>
> >> Our master server machine had a drive failure and looks like it will be
> >> offline for some time. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I thought I
> >> remembered that something bad can happen to the dns resolution for your 
> >> zones
> >> if the master is offline for too long. Is there anything to this or am I 
> >> just
> >> dreaming? As long as the secondary can answer request, we should be ok?
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>      
> >

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Barry Margolin, barmar at alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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