I need to physically transfer a virtual website from one DNS server to a different DNS server. For example, I have a virtual website, www.virtualwebsite.com residing on DNS1. I want to transfer www.virtualwebsite.com to DNS2. The caveat is that I need this website to be available at all times, no interruption of service. In register.com, the DNS setup points to both DNS servers.

This is the steps that I think I need to do, on DNS2, create the virtual website and create the appropriate DNS records. Then, copy the website files from DNS1 to DNS2. On DNS1, change the DNS records for www.virturalwebsite.com, to have the IP address for DNS2. Then I simply wait for the propagation to take affect.

Is this the correct procedure, or have I missed a step?

:dunce:

Originally posted by BooBoo
I need to physically transfer a virtual website from one DNS server to a different DNS server. For example, I have a virtual website, www.virtualwebsite.com residing on DNS1. I want to transfer www.virtualwebsite.com to DNS2. The caveat is that I need this website to be available at all times, no interruption of service. In register.com, the DNS setup points to both DNS servers.

This is the steps that I think I need to do, on DNS2, create the virtual website and create the appropriate DNS records. Then, copy the website files from DNS1 to DNS2. On DNS1, change the DNS records for www.virturalwebsite.com, to have the IP address for DNS2. Then I simply wait for the propagation to take affect.

Is this the correct procedure, or have I missed a step?

:dunce:

i would do the following

1. put DNS2 in the DNS setup of the domain name registrar . If you added the DNS2 recently in the list then wait for it to propogate
2. create the virtual site on the DNS2 and make the DNS records on it to point to the new IP .
3.Copy the site ofcourse to DNS2.
4.now take the DNS1 out of the primary DNS and put the DNS2 as primary in place of DNS1 in the DNS setup of the registrar.
5.delete the entries from DNS1 or change the records of DNS1 to point to the new IP and use it as secondary if you wish.

you wont have any downtime unless until u make the right A and Mx records in ur DNS2

hope this helps