Question about "Apply DNS Template Changes"

[Chris1]

I am currently in the process of migrating a few hundred domains from one server to another using Plesk's Migration & Transfer Manager. The servers have the following name servers allocated:

Server 1: ns9.example.com & ns2.example.com
Server 2: ns1.example.com & ns2.example.com

In the DNS Zone Template in Tools & Settings on Server 2, can I just click Apply DNS Template Changes and change all migrated domains NS records to ns1/ns2? Will this affect custom DNS entries as a lot of the domains have DNS changes that need to remain. I'm just hoping that this might be a quicker way than going into each domains DNS zone and manually changing ns9 to ns1.

I just really don't want all the domains DNS zones to reset to the standard template on Server 2 :/

Kind regards,
Chris

 

[Chris1]

I saw this: http://download1.parallels.com/Ples...inistrator-guide/index.htm?fileName=72211.htm

...but I guess it will see the old ns9 NS record has being custom, therefore it wont change it?

 

[Linulex]

I place the correct template on a server before the migration and use this script after the migration, run from the commandline

<?php

$nsold1 = "ns9.example.com";
$nsold2 = "ns2.example.com";

$nsnew1 = "ns1.example.com";
$nsnew2 = "ns2.example.com";


$pwfile = "/etc/psa/.psa.shadow";

$pw = trim(file_get_contents($pwfile));

mysql_connect("localhost","admin", $pw);
mysql_select_db("psa");

if (!($result=mysql_query("select name from dns_zone ORDER by name;"))) {
print("MySQL error: " . mysql_error());
}

$aantal = mysql_num_rows($result);
echo "$aantal domains found ... Starting domains\n";
for ($r = 0; $r < mysql_num_rows( $result); $r++) {
$row = mysql_fetch_array ($result);
$domdone = shell_exec("/usr/local/psa/bin/dns -d $row[0] -ns '' -nameserver $nsold1");
echo "$domdone";
$domdone = shell_exec("/usr/local/psa/bin/dns -a $row[0] -ns '' -nameserver $nsnew1");
echo "$domdone";
$domdone = shell_exec("/usr/local/psa/bin/dns -d $row[0] -ns '' -nameserver $nsold2");
echo "$domdone";
$domdone = shell_exec("/usr/local/psa/bin/dns -a $row[0] -ns '' -nameserver $nsnew2");
echo "$domdone";
}

?>


-d = delete
-a = add

hope this helps

regards
Jan

 

[Chris1]

Thank you!

So this will only change NS records in each zone? All other DNS records will stay as they are?

Kind regards,
Chris

 

[Linulex]

Yes. If you are not sure, you can always test the working on 1 domain instead of running the complete script at once.

You will find he complete manual of this cli command here

http://download1.parallels.com/Plesk/PP12/12.0/Doc/en-US/online/plesk-unix-cli/37771.htm#

regards
Jan

 

[Chris1]

Thank you very much.

Could you please let me know how I can just run it on one domain only?

I would assume I have to edit the for loop parameters but I don't really know PHP that well.

Kind regards,
Chris

 

[Linulex]

No need to change the script, you can run the plesk cli command only to test it.

/usr/local/psa/bin/dns -d domain.com -ns '' -nameserver dnsname
/usr/local/psa/bin/dns -a domain.com -ns '' -nameserver dnsname

or incorperate the cli command in a script languange you are familiair with.

regards
Jan

 

[Chris1]

Perfect, thank you