Search Again: Re: Primary, Secondary, etc... From: Mia''s Virtual Post Office Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 Time: 11:37:57 pm Caio James said >Hello, > >I am currently involved in a new hosting/colo startup, and I have many >questions about QuickDNS, and DNS Servers overall. > >What is the difference between primary and secondary? How do these interact >and work together? Just as it sounds... 1st 2nd Primary is the main server, 2ndary is the backup > >Does a secondary DNS require a separate machine? If so, do we need to >purchase another license of QuickDNS Pro, or can we use our current one? Yes the secondary should be run on a 2nd machine, it has to. Not only this, but it should be run on a completely different network, at a completely different location if you want true redundancy. The QDNS license allows for you to run a primary and secondary. Which leads to an interesting question for us.. We want to set up a 3rd DNS server for even more redundancy, so I assume it is time to get another license? > >How often do you restart your DNS servers? What time of day do you do so? Is >it automated, or do you do it manually? Your really should not have to restart the dns servers as they do this automatically, however, we routinely reboot our secondary twice daily at 6PM and 12AM respectively due to the large number of DNS additions that we do. hope this helps. "On a day no different than the one now dawning, Leonardo drew the first strokes of the Mona Lisa, Shakespeare wrote the first words of Hamlet, and Beethoven began work on his Ninth Symphony." And Windows98 Crashed! Hey, I bought my Apple Stock @ $18, WHO'S LAUGHING NOW!!!

Messages In This Thread: Primary, Secondary, etc... by Caio James on May 17, 2000 at 11:19:17 pm Re: Primary, Secondary, etc... by Mia''s Virtual Post Office on May 17, 2000 at 11:37:57 pm Re: Primary, Secondary, etc... by Men & Mice Support on May 17, 2000 at 11:48:18 pm Re: Primary, Secondary, etc... by Men & Mice Support on May 17, 2000 at 11:50:59 pm Re: Primary, Secondary, etc... by Mia''s Virtual Post Office on May 18, 2000 at 9:57:43 am Re: Primary, Secondary, etc... by Men & Mice Support on May 19, 2000 at 1:17:21 am Re: Primary, Secondary, etc... by Micaela Carr on May 23, 2000 at 3:59:41 pm Re: Primary, Secondary, etc... by Global Homes Webmaster on May 23, 2000 at 4:44:58 pm Re: Primary, Secondary, etc... by Chris Parker on May 23, 2000 at 4:48:27 pm