DNS Configuration and Management Manual (G06.25+, H06.03+)

HP DNS Configuration and Management Manual—529432-001
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About This Manual
This manual describes how to implement Domain Name System (DNS) 9.2.3 on
NonStop Server in the HP NonStop Open System Services (OSS) environment. For
general information about DNS 9.2.3, see the BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual
in the NonStop Technical Library (NTL).
This section contains the following information:
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Manual Organization on page v
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Supported RFCs on page v
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Statement for Ported Software and Related Documentation on page vi
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Assumptions About the Reader on page vii
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Related Manuals on page vii
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Notation Conventions on page vii
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Abbreviations on page xii
Manual Organization
Supported RFCs
The following Requests for Comments (RFCs) are supported by DNS 9.2.3 Release 1:
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RFC 1886: DNS Extensions to Support IPv6
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The changes include a new resource record (RR) type to store an IPv6
address, a new domain to support lookups based on an IPv6 address, and
Table i. Manual Organization
Section Description
Section 1, Quick Start
Provides examples of saving your existing
named.conf file, starting DNS 9.2.3, and stopping
DNS 9.2.3.
Section 2, Introduction to
DNS 9.2.3
Provides a brief introduction to DNS 9.2.3, including
restrictions, assumptions, and tools.
Section 3, Configuring and
Managing DNS 9.2.3
Provides configuration and management information
about DNS 9.2.3, including configuring the named
process as a persistent process, how to use the
tools, and how to specify a different resolv.conf file.
Section 4, Troubleshooting
Provides guidelines for troubleshooting problems
with DNS 9.2.3