The Community Forums

Interact with an entire community of cPanel & WHM users!
  1. This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More.

Migrate cPanel DNS-Only Nameservers

Discussion in 'Bind / DNS / Nameserver Issues' started by wswd, Jan 11, 2017.

Tags:
  1. wswd

    wswd Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 9, 2005
    Messages:
    122
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    168
    cPanel Access Level:
    Root Administrator
    Hi all,

    We run a 4 nameserver cPanel-only DNS cluster. Those nameservers were installed on a 32-bit OS, which of course affects the updates now.

    What is the best means of reinstalling the nameserver boxes (OS and cPanel) whilst avoiding downtime?

    Thanks!
     
    #1 wswd, Jan 11, 2017
  2. cPanelMichael

    cPanelMichael Forums Analyst
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Apr 11, 2011
    Messages:
    37,037
    Likes Received:
    1,281
    Trophy Points:
    363
    cPanel Access Level:
    Root Administrator
    Hello,

    Could you verify how the cluster is currently configured? Do you have the ability to obtain an additional server temporarily for migration purposes?

    Thank you.
     
    #2 cPanelMichael, Jan 12, 2017
  3. wswd

    wswd Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 9, 2005
    Messages:
    122
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    168
    cPanel Access Level:
    Root Administrator
    Hi Michael,

    I'm not sure what you mean by how it is currently configured. I do have access to temporary servers.

    Thanks!
     
    #3 wswd, Jan 12, 2017
  4. cPanelMichael

    cPanelMichael Forums Analyst
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Apr 11, 2011
    Messages:
    37,037
    Likes Received:
    1,281
    Trophy Points:
    363
    cPanel Access Level:
    Root Administrator
    Hello,

    For instance, is the cluster configured with direct links? There's a document here that references the configuration types:

    Guide to DNS Cluster Configurations - cPanel Knowledge Base - cPanel Documentation

    Generally, since a cluster affords you redundancy in the event one server is down, you can simply reinstall the OS and cPanel DNS-Only on each server one at a time. Once the DNS-Only installation completes, re-add the the server via WHM Home >> Clusters >> DNS Cluster on each cPanel server that syncs it's zones to the cluster.

    Thank you.
     
    #4 cPanelMichael, Jan 18, 2017
  5. wswd

    wswd Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 9, 2005
    Messages:
    122
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    168
    cPanel Access Level:
    Root Administrator
    It's a cPanel DNS cluster, with Write-Only defined on the servers to all 4 nameservers.

    Sounds good, and thanks for the help Michael! Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something. :)
     
    #5 wswd, Jan 18, 2017
    cPanelMichael likes this.
  6. cPanelMichael

    cPanelMichael Forums Analyst
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Apr 11, 2011
    Messages:
    37,037
    Likes Received:
    1,281
    Trophy Points:
    363
    cPanel Access Level:
    Root Administrator
    Hello @wswd,

    You're very welcome! Let us know if you encounter any issues during the migration.

    Thank you.
     
    #6 cPanelMichael, Jan 19, 2017
  7. wswd

    wswd Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 9, 2005
    Messages:
    122
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    168
    cPanel Access Level:
    Root Administrator
    The DNS Cluster migration turned into a DNS Cluster**** but a ticket resolved everything. :)
     
    #7 wswd, Jan 20, 2017
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)
Loading...
Similar Threads - Migrate cPanel Nameservers
  1. Keron

    Migrate email from cPanel to Outlook365

    Keron, May 8, 2017, in forum: E-mail Discussions
    Replies:
    4
    Views:
    246
    cPanelMichael
    May 10, 2017
  2. shojib

    Trying to migrate from Directadmin to cPanel

    shojib, Apr 27, 2017, in forum: Migrate to cPanel
    Replies:
    4
    Views:
    459
    cPanelMichael
    Apr 27, 2017
  3. sonali_csj

    Migrate or move cPanel DNSOnly nameserver to another server

    sonali_csj, Apr 6, 2017, in forum: Bind / DNS / Nameserver Issues
    Replies:
    5
    Views:
    397
    cPanelMichael
    Apr 10, 2017
  4. Kain

    Migrate emails from a Plesk account to a cPanel account

    Kain, Jan 10, 2017, in forum: Migrate to cPanel
    Replies:
    1
    Views:
    759
    cPanelMichael
    Jan 10, 2017
  5. Mursel

    How to manually migrate from DirectAdmin to Cpanel

    Mursel, May 5, 2016, in forum: Migrate to cPanel
    Replies:
    1
    Views:
    1,951
    cPanelMichael
    May 5, 2016

Share This Page