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

BIND 9.x on the NonStop Server
HP DNS Configuration and Management Manual—529432-003
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named-bootconf
Refer to the dig man page for more information about the output format.
named-bootconf
The named-bootconf tool is a shell script that converts a DNS 4.8.3 configuration file
to a DNS 9.x configuration file.
The syntax for this tool is:
The DNS configuration-file syntax has changed significantly from Version 4.x to
Version 9.x. The DNS 4. configuration file can be converted to a DNS 9.x configuration
file by running the script named-bootconf.sh. This shell script takes the old
configuration file as input and produces the new syntax as output, which can then be
redirected to a file.
In the following example, the name of the old configuration file (DNS 4.x format) is
named.boot, and the name of the new generated file (DNS 9.x format) is named.conf.
nsupdate
The nsupdate tool updates DNS domain name servers that support dynamic updates
(option allow-update yes). nsupdate uses the DNS resolver library to pass
messages to a name server, requesting the insertion or deletion of DNS RRs.
The syntax for this tool is:
where:
Example 2-9. Look Up the Domain Name Corresponding to an IP Address
$ dig -x 15.16.118.1
$named-bootconf.sh < DNS 4.8.3 configuration file (input) >
DNS 9.x configuration file (output)
Note. “<” and “>” are redirection operators.
Example 2-10. Migrating the Configuration File
$named-bootconf.sh < named.boot > named.conf
Note. Since the manner of specifying pathnames is different in Guardian and OSS, you must
ensure that the new configuration file (after conversion) contains the appropriate path of the
zone files.
$nsupdate [-k keydir:keyname] [-d] [-v] [filename]