DNS Master server migration.

[Chris Buxton]

Step 1: Set up the new master as a clone of the old master.

Step 2: Reconfigure/demote the old master to the status of slave. All  
other slaves will continue to get updates from the old master/new  
slave, and the magic of DNS notify will make replication from new  
master to old master to others quick and painless, once you have  
completed...

Step 3: Update the NS RRsets and SOA records of all zones to reflect  
the existence of the new master. This will cause DNS notify to  
function properly. Make sure you update the zone serial numbers as well.

Step 4: Reconfigure all slaves to refer to the new master instead of  
(or in addition to and in preference to) the old master. This will  
allow you to remove the old master if you wish to do so, and will make  
the chain of replication that much shorter and more reliable.

Step 5: If you plan to remove the old master, go ahead and do so in  
all locations: registration records (delegation and glue records at  
parent zone(s)), zone NS records, possibly even the old master's A  
record. Wait a few days after doing this before...

Step 6: Finally retire the old master.

Chris Buxton
Men & Mice

On Dec 10, 2008, at 10:00 PM, Chris Henderson wrote:

> I'm migrating away from my 12 year old Solaris master DNS server to a
> new Linux based master server. I'm looking for suggestions on how to
> make the transition smooth without any downtime. The IP address of the
> new server will be different and so will be the hostname that will
> show up in the whois record. Is there any way to run two master at the
> same time and when I know the new master is working, I can turn off
> the old one? Would that be a good idea? I am open to any suggestions.
>
> Thanks.
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