>> I need to understand the difference between configuring bind views and >> having multiple instances of bind. I have 5 network interfaces on my >> server and I want to have 2 instances of DNS server (just for testing) >> and I don't know which one to do ?
> BIND views are powerful, but configuring them can become complex. > If your machine has the resources for doing so, I'd recommend running > multiple instances of BIND, which will enable you to stop/start your > test-instances at will. Furthermore you'll probably find configuration of > individual BIND name servers easier to create and manage. On the down-side > you'll need monitoring for the N instances, you'll probably have N logs, etc. > Knowing what I do from your description, I would chose the N instances. Rather than running multiple bind instances on one server, is virtualization an option for you? Thus you could build multiple virtual machines each running a single bind instance. Jeffry A. Spain Network Administrator Cincinnati Country Day School _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users
