3.3. Results

The BIG-IP will now be an authoratative slave for the example.com zone. This protects the master as well as increases performance utilizing the BIG-DNS delivery engine.

  1. Click on the newly created DNS Express zone and make sure it is showing green for ‘Available’ indicating that the initial AXFR transfer was successful.

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You can use the dnsxdump utility to view the DNS Express database information, which includes zone information and statistics.

  • The DB Dump section of the dnsxdump utility output displays the zone information for all configured DNS Express zones.
  • The DB Stats section of the dnsxdump utility output displays a cumulative count of records for all configured DNS Express zones.
  1. Using putty from the taskbar, log in to router01.branch01.example.com using u: root p: default

Run the following command to see the contents of the DNS Express database:

dnsxdump | less

Examine the results

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