Setting up default DNS settings

[supanatral]

I'm looking to utilize the DNS server portion of ISPConfig however this is not a small migration.

We currently host about 50 DNS zones, which is granted not a lot, however it's still a bit of work to migrate so I'm looking to automate this process as much as possible.

We currently have a Bind server hosting our DNS zones and I can take advantage of importing the zones into ISPConfig however there are a few things that are not imported in the process. Is it possible to set the default settings for the:
1. name servers for all zones created
2. "allow-transfer" setting
3. "also-notify" setting

[till]

If you use the dns wizard to create your zones, then you can set these values as defaults in the wizard template.

[supanatral]

Thanks for your reply!

I figured out the template I needed:

[ZONE]
origin={DOMAIN}.
ns=nt-mail01.my-ns-server.com.
mbox=support.my-email-address.com.
refresh=3600
retry=3600
expire=604800
minimum=86400
ttl=3600
xfer=123.123.123.123,123.123.123.124,123.123.123.1 25
also_notify=123.123.123.123,123.123.123.124,123.12 3.123.125

[DNS_RECORDS]
A|{DOMAIN}.|80.80.80.80|0|3600
CNAME|www|{DOMAIN}.|0|3600
NS|{DOMAIN}.|ns1.my-ns-server.com.|0|86400
NS|{DOMAIN}.|ns2.my-ns-server.com.|0|86400
NS|{DOMAIN}.|ns3.my-ns-server.com.|0|86400
NS|{DOMAIN}.|ns4.my-ns-server.com.|0|86400
MX|{DOMAIN}.|spam01.my-mail.server.com.|20|3600
MX|{DOMAIN}.|spam02.my-mail.server.com.|10|86400

When I create a new zone, the template applies perfectly however when I import a zone, it looks like it doesn't use the template and my nameservers aren't listed.

Is there a way for ISPConfig to also add the existing name server records that are in the zone file when I import the DNS information?

[till]

Originally Posted by supanatral

Is there a way for ISPConfig to also add the existing name server records that are in the zone file when I import the DNS information?

The import tool does not support xfer and notify in the import yet if I remember correctly.

[supanatral]

So from what I understand, there is no way to transfer the DNS information from Bind to ISPConfig while keeping the NS records intact?

[till]

The import tool can import most parts of the bind record but not all. Feel free to impove it, ispconfig is open sorce software.