Import multiple zones simultaneously.

[framirezu]

Hello.

I manage several servers with DNS zones created around 2000, and I would like to migrate this information into fmdns.
I have been researching and using "rndc dumpdb" and some "bash script" I can create "inserts" into the database.
But before I try to develop this, Do you have any script or tool for this case?. Could you help me telling me which tables are would have to insert?. I've found 3 so far. (fm_dns_domains, fm_dns_records, fm_dns_soa)

Thank you for your attention and for your great work.

PD. sorry for my poor english.

[WillyXJ]

Hi,

Those three are the only tables you'd need to insert data into. However, there is an import tool (Admin->Tools) that will import zone data. Is that tool not sufficient for your needs?

[framirezu]

Hi

Import tool (Admin-> Tools), is a good option, but only allows me to import the records of a zone for each upload. ie, to import a single zone I need to do the following steps:

1. Create the area. (Zones> add)
2. Create SOA record (with the same data in 99% of cases).
3. Import Records. (Admin-> tools, select the file and select the respective area.).

And these steps for each zone requires a little work.

I will try to develop a small php script to import all the zones and records directly from a "#rndc dumpdb -zones". This could significantly reduce migration time.

Thanks for the info tables.

[WillyXJ]

You can actually skip your step 2 of creating the SOA as the import tool imports SOA records. However, it's still a two-step process per zone, so spending the time to create your own import tool might prove to be faster (depending on how many zones you have).

I might look into creating/implementing a migration tool as well, unless you'd like to contribute to the project by providing your completed one.

[framirezu]

Hello.

me again =). Here I leave a php script that imports all areas to the fmdns bind from a dump file. "#rndc dumpdb -zones".
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54936168/bind2fmdns.rar

In addition:
With 700 zones and 6500 records the system becomes very slow.
to solve this you need to add an index in the database.
">ALTER TABLE ADD INDEX fm_dns_records idx_domain_id (domain_id);"

Tuning required to perform database.

Thanks you for you time.

[WillyXJ]

This is fantastic! Thank you for the help and letting me know the results of a large scale deployment of fmDNS.

I've added the index for the next release and will take a look at your import script.

[framirezu]

the function "buildconf" also is very slow. I guess also need to create indexes on several other tables. I will be posting any updates.

[WillyXJ]

The zone import wizard now includes this in 3.0-alpha1 and later.

[WillyXJ]

This is now included in 3.0 and later.