 | View Full Version : DNS downtime? mikeknoxv 08-24-2002, 10:02 PM Greetings, Novice question... If I had a client set up on a server with his domain, and I wanted to move it over to another server without any downtime, how could I go about doing this? Is it possible? Thanks... dandanfirema 08-24-2002, 10:06 PM Have both running at the same time on both servers, then change the dns settings. mikeknoxv 08-24-2002, 11:04 PM Is it that simple? dandanfirema 08-24-2002, 11:05 PM If it is a static html site, yes. The email part of it can be a bit more complicated, but the website part is very simple. Shyne 08-25-2002, 09:08 AM You want to move the site it self or just the domain? mikeknoxv 08-25-2002, 09:10 AM The entire site. Thanks for the help. mikeknoxv 08-25-2002, 12:37 PM So basically, all I need to do is mirror the files, email accounts, etc. on the second server, setup his domain, setup the nameservers on the second server, change the IPs of the nameservers through my registrar, and then notice clients of the new nameserver IPs, right? And there would be no downtime during any of this? I bought O'Reily's DNS and BIND a month ago, maybe I should just go read it. :buck: achost_ca 08-25-2002, 02:23 PM Yep. set everything up on both, then leave it for 24-48 hours, tehn you should be able to safely remove the site from the old server. |