[Pdns-users] Update and zone transfer of PDNS

[Li Bin, SLC COM CD/MN R&D SE (BJ)]

Thanks your reply, so in theoretically there is no limite power the zone number for PDNS. For the update topic, I got following info from the PowerDNS Manual Table A-6, says no support Master and Slave by Oracle backend. The Native not support dynamic updates(RFC2136), but could support normal DNS zone transfer notification and respond the request of zone transfer from slave ENUM server, right?

Table A-6, Oracle backend capabilities:
Native Yes 
Master No 
Slave No 
Superslave No 
Autoserial Yes 
Module name oracle 
Launch name oracle 
 

B.R.
LiBin

-----Original Message-----
From: bert hubert [mailto:bert.hubert at netherlabs.nl] 
Sent: 2005年12月12日 13:57
To: Li Bin, SLC COM CD/MN R&D SE (BJ)
Cc: pdns-users at mailman.powerdns.com
Subject: Re: [Pdns-users] Update and zone transfer of PDNS

On Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 07:25:25PM +0800, Li Bin, SLC COM CD/MN R&D SE (BJ) wrote:
>  1. Do have a maximal limit for zone in PowerDNS access via database
> (e.g. Oracle), for our solution it maybe contains more than 1million
> zone records in one master ENUM server, is only the restiction of
> database file itself?

PowerDNS is only restricted by the database. We know of Oracle powered
PowerDNS installations with over 3 million domains.

>  2. In your PDNS doc said Oracel backend do not support "Master" and
> "Slave" mode just support "Native" mode, does "Native" means not support
> dynamic update DNS record(RFC2136) or not support zone transfer
> notification. If "Native" no support zone update notification message,
> means only way for zone transfer is slave ENUM send zone transfer
> request periodically to master server. But this would take much network
> load if contains much more zone files.

The Generic Oracle backend supports master/slaving, and native. Native means
that oracle replication is used. PowerDNS does not support dynamic updates
at this time, but it could easily enough, especially on trusted networks.

Let me know.

Good luck!

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