BIND DNS HA Cluster - Implementation

Deployment Phases

bind-01 (Primary)

Phase Description Key Steps

1

Download Cloud Image

Rocky 9 GenericCloud, SHA256 verification

2

cloud-init Configuration

meta-data, user-data, network-config

3-4

VM Creation

Disk resize, virt-install, libvirt

5

VM Verification

SSH connectivity, hostname

6

DNS & DHCP

Static reservation in VyOS

7

Workstation Prerequisites

SSH config, known_hosts

8

Configure BIND

named.conf, zone files, RNDC key

9

Start BIND

Enable/start named, firewalld rules

10

Test DNS

dig queries, zone validation

11

VyOS Integration

DNS forwarding to BIND

bind-02 (Secondary)

Phase Description

1-5

VM creation (same as bind-01)

6

Slave zone configuration

7

Zone transfer from master

8

Notification testing