BIND 8.1.2 Release Notes

Installation and Migration Information
Migrating from BIND 4.9.x to BIND 8.1.2
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Migrating from BIND 4.9.x to BIND 8.1.2
To migrate from BIND 4.9.x to BIND 8.1.x, use a perl script named
named-bootconf.pl. Itis installed in the /usr/bin directory. To use this
script, you must have perl installed on the system.
Converting an Existing /etc/named.boot File
If you wish to convert an existing /etc/named.boot file to work with
BIND 8.1.2, execute the command /usr/bin/named-bootconf.pl with
the existing /etc/named.boot file as inputand redirect the output to the
/etc/named.conf file as follows:
# /usr/bin/named-bootconf.pl named.boot > named.conf
Creating a New BIND 8.1.2 Configuration File
If you wish to create a new configuration file for BIND 8.1.2, complete
the following steps:
1. Link the hosts_to_named script installed in the /usr/sbin
directory to the /usr/bin directory.
2. Run the /usr/sbin/hosts_to_named script with appropriate
options to create the /etc/named.conf configuration file, using the
following syntax:
/usr/sbin/hosts_to_named -d [domainname] -n[network IP]
[options]
A sample command to create the configuration file is follows:
/usr/sbin/hosts_to_named -d india.hp.com -n 15.10.240 -b
/etc/named.conf
This script generates the configuration file /etc/named.conf and all
the master files. Note that, if the -b option is not specified in the
hosts_to_named script, the configuration file named.conf is
created in the current working directory. For more information on
the various options specified in the hosts_to_named script, type
man 1M hosts_to_named at the HP-UX prompt.