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Frequently Asked Questions about
Authoritative Name Server
What is Nominum Foundation Authoritative Name Server?
Nominum Foundation Authoritative Name Server is an authoritative name server used where DNS scalability, availability, and manageability are most critical, such as Top Level Domain (TLD) operators, large enterprises and service providers with strict service –level obligations.
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What are the suggested hardware configurations for Foundation Authoritative Name Server?
Foundation Authoritative Name Server runs on the following platforms:
Red Hat Linux, SuSE, and FreeBSD on Intel:
CPU: Pentium IV 2.4GHz or faster processor
RAM: 1GB
Disk Space: 10GB
Sun Solaris 8 and 9 on SPARC:
CPU: UltraSPARC III 1.2 GHz or faster processor
RAM: 1GB
Disk Space: 10GB
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IIs Foundation Authoritative Name Server a version of the BIND server?
No, Foundation Authoritative Name Server is a completely new authoritative DNS server, designed from the ground up to be robust, scalable and to provide high performance. Nominum's engineers used the experience gained from writing the BIND 9 server to build a new server optimized for performance.
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Does Foundation Authoritative Name Server support a database backend?
Yes, ANS lets you store zone configuration information in a database; it caches that information to serve DNS requests quickly. You can even use multiple databases of different types; a flexible back end API supports a number of database sources including out-of-the-box support for Berkeley DB back-end databases.
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Does Foundation Authoritative Name Server support DNSSEC?
Yes, Foundation Authoritative Name Server supports the DNSSEC protocols, which combine public key cryptography with digital signatures to verify the validity of DNS data.
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Are you required to reboot Foundation Authoritative Name Server to change zone configuration information?
No, using Foundation Authoritative Name Server, you can reconfigure zones on-the-fly, without interrupting service unlike other DNS servers, where you have to shut down the name server to change zone configuration information, introducing unwanted downtime
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Is there a migration tool available to migrate my configuration file from the BIND server to Foundation Authoritative Name Server?
No conversion is necessary. The BIND configuration files are imported directly into Foundation Authoritative Name Server.
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How do I purchase Foundation Authoritative Name Server?
For pricing information please contact Nominum Sales at sales@nominum.com.
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