DNS Configuration and Management Manual (G06.27+, H06.05+, J06.03+)

HP DNS Configuration and Management Manual—529432-003
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2 BIND 9.x on the NonStop
Server
This section provides information about the implementation of BIND 9.x on the
NonStop Server, including:
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DNS and BIND 9.x on the NonStop Server on page 2-1
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DNS Tools and Utilities on page 2-4
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Application Programmatic Interface (API) for DNS on page 2-17
DNS and BIND 9.x on the NonStop Server
This subsection provides information about DNS and BIND 9.x on the NonStop server,
including:
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Product IDs on page 2-1
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Features on page 2-1
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System Requirements on page 2-2
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Restrictions on page 2-2
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Assumptions and Dependencies on page 2-2
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Running DNS in the Open System Services (OSS) Environment on page 2-2
Product IDs
The product number for nonsecure DNS is T0685. The product number for secure
DNS is T0708.
Features
Nonsecure DNS is based on BIND 9.2.3 and provides the following features not
available in DNS 4.8:
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Support for Incremental Zone Transfer (IXFR), Notify, and Dynamic Updates.
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Support for IPv6 address resolution using A6 Resource Records (RRs), DNAME
RRs, and bitstring labels
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Support for binding a name server with the user-specified TCP/IP process during
run time
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Support for allowing applications to choose a resolver configuration file other than
default /etc/resolv.conf file
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Support for all features available in the older DNS 4.8.3 without regression