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Configuring ISC BIND Support

Table of Contents

Getting Started

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titleBIND Version Compatibility

BIND 9 Support is officially supported. Please note that as of May 24, 2018, ISC implemented a different release numbering scheme. From the ISC BIND 9.13 release notes (See https://kb.isc.org/articledocs/AA-01612):aa-00896 for information on ISC's Software Support Policy and Version Numbering.

Previously new feature development releases were tagged as "alpha" and "beta", leading up to the first stable release for a given development branch, which always ended in ".0".

Now, however, BIND has adopted the "odd-unstable/even-stable" release numbering convention. There will be no "alpha" or "beta" releases in the 9.13 branch, only increasing version numbers. So, for example, what would previously have been called 9.13.0a1, 9.13.0a2, 9.13.0b1, and so on, will instead be called 9.13.0, 9.13.1, 9.13.2, etc.

The first stable release from this development branch will be renamed as 9.14.0. Thereafter, maintenance releases will continue on the 9.14 branch, while unstable feature development proceeds in 9.15.

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You will need a user who can log in to the DNS server and make changes to the directory in which the zones are being stored.  Additionally, it is often useful for this user to have the ability to restart the DNS server.  The login and password for this user will be required to configure this server on the DNS Admin page.

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You must remember to include the 6connect configuration file or none of the changes managed by 6connect ProVision will take effect!

It is also important to note that if your existing named.conf file contains zones within Split Horizon views, then the 6connect-managed zones must also be view-enabled.  Likewise, if existing zones are not grouped into views, then views must be disabled on ProVision.

Adding a BIND Server

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To create a new server, start from the DNS Tab, select the DNS Servers sub menu. Then, click the "Add Server" button next to "DNS Server List".

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This will open the "Server Settings" page.

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In the "Common Settings" section of Server Settings, enter the new server's Display Name (the name that will appear on the ProVision interface), the FQDN / IP, server type, service type, and desired parent Resource (may be left at the default Top Level Resource). 

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2) Set Server Specific Settings

 

The next section is entering server service-type specific settings. The options visible in this section will depend on the "DNS Service" type chosen under "Common Settings". 

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For SSH Public Key Authentication, DNSSEC, and Dynamic Option updates, click on the ON / OFF toggle to select "ON" or "OFF" for each as needed. 

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After entering the server-specific settings in this section, you can click the "Test ServerConnection" button at the top bottom right of the section page to test the server connection and authentication. 

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A window will pop up showing a success or failure response.

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In the last section, select whether to enable support Multiple Groups Support for exporting DNS Groups as Views (click to toggle ON / OFF), and select a default Group, if desired, to be associated with the server. Zones assigned to the selected Group will automatically be attached to the server. 

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4) Save Changes

Save your changes when done! Just click the "Save Changes" button at the bottom right of the page. 

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The new server will now be added to the DNS Servers list. These settings may be changed at any time by selecting the server from the server list and editing the information.


Additional Information

For additional information on working in DNS, see the following sections: