Is it possible to run 2 dns servers on 1 installation of bind?

Mark_Andrews at isc.org Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Tue Sep 16 00:05:04 UTC 2003


> Hi,
> 
> 
> I currently manage 3 different sets of dns servers totalling 6
> physical boxes.
> 
> ns.host1.com
> ns2.host1.com
> 
> ns.host2.com
> ns2.host2.com
> 
> ns.host3.com
> ns2.host3.com
> 
> 
> It would be great if I could merge these 6 boxes into 2 boxes, merging
> all the primary into ns.host.com, and all the secondary into
> ns2.host.com
> 
> Yet, I don't know if its possible to get 1 installation of bind to
> answer to requests from 3 different dns names?  If it is possible, how
> might I do this?
> 
> Of course, I would have to move the 3 IPS for each dns server to the
> one resulting merged box....  but after that I need some help.
> 
> Any comments, help... would be much appreciated.

	Just do it.  Just load all the zones into the server
	and have all the addresses on the box.
 
> Wyatt
> 
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Mark Andrews, Internet Software Consortium
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