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CirrostratusF5 DNS for External websites
Greetings everyone,
I require assistance with F5 DNS resolution for external websites. I have a website hosted on GoDaddy, for example, mapmap.org. Currently, it points to a single A record, and I aim to implement load balancing between the IPs. To achieve this, I configured a wideip named mapmap.xxx.org and created aliases for mapmap.org and www.mapmap.org. also, pointed Godaddy DNS to my F5 DNS listener IP /NS by removing A record in Godaddy dns.
Subsequently, Zonerunner was set up with SOA and NS, using the F5 Listener IP. Upon performing an nslookup, I successfully obtained the answers. However, I noticed a .org. zone created as self, with these alias records falling under that zone.
Is it acceptable to have a zone with .org and include these alias records, or is there an alternative approach for this configuration? I appreciate any assistance provided.
4 Replies
- zamroni777
MVP
it's better if you share the dns records in godady and f5 config.
usually, f5 dns implementaiton using dns record is like this:
Origin:: a. In godaddy: host1.mycompany.com IN A 1.2.3.4 host2.mycompany.com IN A 11.12.13.14 host3.mycompany.com IN A 21.22.23.24 New using F5 DNS:: a. In godaddy: declare new subdomain to be NS-ed by F5 DNS and create alias record for previous A records f5dc1.mycompany.com IN A 5.6.7.8 /// Datacenter1 F5 DNS listener address f5dc2.mycompany.com IN A 15.16.17.18 /// Datacenter2 F5 DNS address f5dns.mycompany.com IN NS f5dc1.mycompany.com f5dns.mycompany.com IN NS f5dc2.mycompany.com host1.mycompany.com IN CNAME host1.f5dns.mycompany.com host2.mycompany.com IN CNAME host2.f5dns.mycompany.com host3.mycompany.com IN CNAME host3.f5dns.mycompany.com b. In F5 DNS: create wideip configs for host1.f5dns.mycompany.com, host2.f5dns.mycompany.com, host3.f5dns.mycompany.com which basically serves: host1.f5dns.mycompany.com IN A .... //IP address is decided dynamically by F5 DNS host2.f5dns.mycompany.com IN A .... //IP address is decided dynamically by F5 DNS host3.f5dns.mycompany.com IN A .... //IP address is decided dynamically by F5 DNS- PowerRangers
I agree with the config you said, but it is good for *.mycompany.com. its a subdomain and TLD. I have only top level domain .org like example www.mapmap.org where there is no company name or subdomain. Wanted to see how to achive in this scenario.
- zamroni777
so basically originaly you have these records in godaddy:
mapmap.org IN NS ...godady name servers...
mapmap.org IN A ....you webserver public ip adress...So in godaddy, you still need to delete "mapmap.org IN A ..." and create subdomain and alias such as:
f5dns.mapmap.org IN NS ... f5dc1 and f5dc2...
mapmap.org IN CNAME host1.f5dns.mapmap.org
- PowerRangers
Today, I tried this and getting empty response for mapmap.org and its working for anything.mapmap.org.
Toplevel domain is not working. :( returning and empty response.
