Replacing a DNS Server with F5 BIG-IP DNS

First things first, you have decided to deploy F5 BIG-IP DNS to replace a BIND server after receiving notifications from your information assurance officer or your friendly LinkedIn community that ad...
Published Feb 23, 2018
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My name is Steve Lyons and I reside in Tampa, FL with my 3 children, wife and Frenchie. We live the typical Florida life of swimming, fishing, boating, and BBQ. I started my F5 journey as a customer in 2009 where I was first introduced to it as a "load balancer." I have since deployed and maintained all modules realizing the BIG-IP is so much more. I joined F5 in 2015 where I have made it a personal mission to educate as many people as I can so they too can take advantage of the tremendous potential of the BIG-IP.
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My name is Steve Lyons and I reside in Tampa, FL with my 3 children, wife and Frenchie. We live the typical Florida life of swimming, fishing, boating, and BBQ. I started my F5 journey as a customer in 2009 where I was first introduced to it as a "load balancer." I have since deployed and maintained all modules realizing the BIG-IP is so much more. I joined F5 in 2015 where I have made it a personal mission to educate as many people as I can so they too can take advantage of the tremendous potential of the BIG-IP.
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Mar 06, 2018

Hi, Thanks for explanation. Still not clear :-(. Assuming we have some authoritative bind server in internal VLAN. This is set to allow zone transfer from BIG-IP Self IP (10.10.10.2).

 

Then zone transfer is triggered, by what BIG-IP object - Nameserver (BIG-IP1)?

 

If so how BIG-IP1 know to which internal bind server connect? From NS records created in Zone (DNS > Zones > ZoneRunner > Zone List)?

 

Or maybe BIG-IP1 is working as authoritative hidden master (not some external bind srv on internal VLAN) that is source for zone transfer to DNSExpress?

 

Sorry for dumb questions but I am really lost :-(