Confused about DNS Clustering
Hi guys, I want to know if you could explain to me on how to properly setup CPanel DNS Cluster. I am in the learning process and still quite confused about DNS clustering. I don't quite understand how to properly configure it.
Here my what I did:
1x CPanel DNSONLY 1.1.1.1
1x Cpanel DNSONLY 2.2.2.2
1x CPanel Main Server 3.3.3.3
Here are my questions:
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When I configure the DNSONLY servers, what do I fill out for the nameserver?
It says that I need 2 ip addresses for the DNSONLY server but I only have 1. Do I get another ip address or do I use the same ip address for NS1 and NS2?
What about for the second DNSONLY node? Do I set them as NS3 and NS4?
What do I put for the host name? can it be just any hostname? (exp. dns-nyc.mydomain.com for dns node 1, dns-uk.mydomain.com for dns node 2)
What do I put under hostname and nameserver for the CPanel Main Server? Do I just create another hostname and use the nameservers that I created from the DNSONLY nodes?
Thank you!
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Hello :) The following guide explains how to configure the cluster: Guide to DNS Cluster Configurations - cPanel Knowledge Base - cPanel Documentation You only need one IP address per server, so you could configure ns1.domain.com on one DNS-Only server and ns2.domain.com on the other DNS-Only server. It's acceptable for the hostname to match the name server name. Thank you. 0 -
I had read the guide but it doesn't provide me much info on how to properly configure the DNS Cluster. In the configuration page it require me to setup 2 NS for each server. So if I configure: 1x CPanel DNSONLY 1.1.1.1 = NS1.MYDOMAIN.COM 1x Cpanel DNSONLY 2.2.2.2 = NS2.MYDOMAIN.COM What name server do I put in the main cPanel server? Thanks 0 -
The idea behind a DNS cluster is that you typically use the same name servers for all servers in the cluster. This way, if the zone loads from another server in the cluster, the entries remain the same. Thus, configure the hostnames like this: cPanel server - host.domain.com DNS-Only server1 - ns1.domain.com DNS-Only server2 - ns2.domain.com Use NS1/NS2.domain.com when entering your name server names in Web Host Manager. Thank you. 0 -
Ok.. means we can use host name ns1/ns2.domain.com as nameservers in mail cpanel server and connect ns1/Ns2 server using cluster right?
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RitikBarnwal - the DNSOnly systems themselves would be the nameservers. They would each need a unique name.
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Sir I setup 2 vps as DNSOnly server 1st vps as ns1 and 2nd vps as ns2 and i connect dns cluster to main server as Synchronize changes, but i don't know wh its not working.
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Can you be more specific about what isn't working? Are you not seeing the zones moved over the nameservers? Are DNS queries not responding properly? We need specific details about what isn't working before we'll be able to provide assistance.
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