Configuring Secure64 Support

The initial setup of the Secure64 Authoritive server is as follows:

Step 1: Create an nsd.conf file under the root directory / of your S64 Auth server

[authdnsadmin@Secure64DNS]# cat nsd.conf 
server:
ip-address: 50.198.192.141 
 
axfr-logfile: /axfr_log/axfr.log
axfr-logfile-flush-count: 1
axfr-logfile-max-size: 100000
axfr-logfile-max-size: 10 

request-logfile: /request_log/request.log
request-logfile-flush-count: 10
request-logfile-max-size: 1000000
request-logfile-max-files: 10 
 
include: 6connect_nsd.conf 

Step 2: Make a directory for 6connect ProVision to push zone files to on the Secure64 DNS Server

[authdnsadmin@Secure64DNS]# mkdir test12 
[authdnsadmin@Secure64DNS]# ls
/:
322 2013-08-19 06:07:42 nsd.conf
<DIR> 1024 2013-08-16 17:30:12 test12

Step 3: Setup and Configure 6connect ProVision for your Secure64 DNS Server

Go to the 6connect Admin area and click on the DNS Admin Tab. Click on the "New Server" button.

Then fill in the information for your Secure64 server (including any relevant SOA information):

Step 4: Test the Secure64 DNS Server configuration

Press the Test Config button for the DNS Server you setup.

A success or error message will show.

Click Add Server to add this server as a permanent entry in the dropdown menu. This server will now be available for assigning DNS zones to.

Step 5: Assign any imported/existing zones to your Secure64 DNS Server(s)

Select the "Bulk DNS Change Tools" link under the DNS Defaults and Tools section of the page. It is also available under the DNS Admin dropdown menu.

Search for all available zones or enter in a value to find specific existing zones in the system. Click the "Match" button to see results.

Select the Secure64 server under Assign To, choose whether as a Master / Slave, and hit "Assign" to assign the above zones to this server.

Step 6: Push Zones to Secure64 Server(s)

Under DNS Zone Transfers, verify the server and the zones to transfer. To view the zone names, click on the # Zones link next to the server.

Check the # Zones box and click on the Push button to transfer the zones to this server.


The system will present the following live progress bar.


Towards the bottom of the progress status will be the final indication of success or errors to correct.

Step 7: Verify DNS Zone push on Secure64 Server(s)

The result of the Push can be checked/verified by checking the Secure64 server as follows:

Now, verify that the "788 2013-08-21 12:35:04" 6connect_nsd.conf file now exists.

[authdnsadmin@eval138.secure64.com]# ls
/:
6728 2013-08-13 00:15:30 nsd.conf
8416071 2013-08-21 12:35:07 nsd.db
788 2013-08-21 12:35:04 6connect_nsd.conf
<DIR> 1024 2013-08-21 12:34:50 test12 

You can verify the Push contents by doing a cat of the 6connect_nsd.conf

In the example above, two Zones have transferred.

To look at the contents of each zone you can cd to the proper directory /test12/6connectGeneric and find the zone files in an alphabetical directory structure as follows:

Step 8: Validate Zone data in Your Infrastructure

Finally, do a dig of the zones to verify the DNS configuration has been successfully deployed.

For any questions regarding the integration of Secure64 products into 6connect ProVision, please email 6connect at support@6connect.com, or Secure64 at support@secure64.com