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danielc
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Jun 22, 2022

DNS sync between 2 active-standby bigip load banalcers

Hello, I am trying to setup DNS sync between 2 bigip , which is a cluster and in Active - Standby status. I can follow this article: https://techdocs.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip-dns/manuals/p...
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Amine_Kadimi
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Jun 23, 2022

Hi,

DNS records should sync automatically. Make sure you have added both nodes as GSLB servers, in GUI and in CLI using bigip_add script.

Also, if you want to sync zonerunner zones, make sure in DNS > Settings > GSLB > General, you enable "Synchronize DNS Zone Files"

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    danielc
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    Jun 24, 2022

    Hello Amine,

    I have no problem follow this:

    both nodes as GSLB servers -> Yes, node have added to a Datacenter and all with Green lights

    in CLI using bigip_add script. -> Ok, I have run bigip_add and gtm_add in the standby node without any problem

     

    make sure in DNS > Settings > GSLB > General, you enable "Synchronize DNS Zone Files"-> yes and already done...

    But the records are still not sync if I just create a new DNS records in zone file of the active node.  I just use zone runner....Both nodes can serve DNS zones successfully with floating ip... Just the zone files are not in sync between nodes .....How can we troubleshoot this out-sync issue? 

    Should they sync immediately when the active node being updated, or by how long will it get to update and sync to standby node?

    Thanks

    Daniel