FedFsDnsSrv0.8

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== Introduction ==

To permit FedFS-enabled clients to find the domain root directory of a ''[[FedFsGlossary#FedFS_Domain|FedFS domain]]'', the hostname of the NFS server that exports that root directory is advertised via a DNS SRV record.  Typically a FedFS-enabled NFS client mounts this domain root directory at /nfs4/''fedfs-domain-name'' .

This article describes two easy ways to configure a DNS SRV record that allows NFS clients to find the root of a FedFS domain namespace.

; Public FedFS domain
: If you have administrative access to a public domain name service, you can add a DNS SRV record which advertises your FedFS domain so that any FedFS-enable client can find it
; Private FedFS domain
: If you do not have administrative access to your domain name service, you can set up a forwarding DNS host to which your local FedFS-enabled clients refer

== Adding a DNS SRV to an existing DNS ==

Suppose you want to advertise the FedFS domain "example.net.  And suppose you've already set up your FedFS domain root on an NFS server called fileserver.example.net (see [[FedFsNfsDomainRoot0.8|Setting up a FedFS domain root server]] for details).

In the zone file for example.net, add the following record:

  _nfs4._domainroot._tcp          IN SRV          0 0 2049 fileserver.example.net.

Update the zone's serial number, save the zone file, and reload your DNS server (usually "sudo rndc reload" works).

You can add additional SRV records which refer to other NFS servers, each exporting a replica of the domain root.

== Setting up a forwarding DNS ==

Some of this setup may not be necessary but it is what I use to setup DNS instances for testing. Also many of the files created should be included in a caching nameserver package. Installing the caching nameserver package and making appropriate modifications to turn the caching nameserver into a forwarding nameserver is really all that needs to be done. Of course the fedfs zone files will always be needed.

The example assumes the private IP address range 192.168.1 is being used and a nameserver that is able to satisfy name resolution for external names is at 192.168.1.1.  The example hosts perseus.fedfs.org and zeus.fedfs.org are assigned addresses 192.168.1.32 and 192.168.1.31 respectively.

=== Set up zeus.fedfs.org as a forwarding DNS server ===

 	mkdir -p /var/named/master/fedfs.org
 	if [ ! -d /var/named/data ]; then
 		mkdir /var/named/data
 	fi

Create /var/named/named.root using:

 	dig +norec NS > /var/named/named.root

Create /etc/named.rfc1912.zones as:

 	// named.rfc1912.zones:
 	//
 	// ISC BIND named zone configuration for zones recommended by
 	// RFC 1912 section 4.1 : localhost TLDs and address zones
 	//
 	zone "localdomain" IN {
 		type master;
 		file "localdomain.zone";
 		allow-update { none; };
 	};
 
 	zone "localhost" IN {
 		type master;
 		file "localhost.zone";
 		allow-update { none; };
 	};
 
 	zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" IN {
 		type master;
 		file "named.local";
 		allow-update { none; };
 	};
 
 	zone "1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.ip6.arpa" IN {
 		type master;
 		file "named.ip6.local";
 		allow-update { none; };
 	};
 
 	zone "255.in-addr.arpa" IN {
 		type master;
 		file "named.broadcast";
 		allow-update { none; };
 	};
 
 	zone "0.in-addr.arpa" IN {
 		type master;
 		file "named.zero";
 		allow-update { none; };
 	};

Create /var/named/localdomain.zone as:

 	$TTL	86400
 	@		IN SOA	localhost root (
 					42		; serial (d. adams)
 					3H		; refresh
 					15M		; retry
 					1W		; expiry
 					1D )		; minimum
 		        IN NS		localhost
 	localhost	IN A		127.0.0.1

Create /var/named/localhost.zone

 	$TTL	86400
 	@		IN SOA	@       root (
 					42		; serial (d. adams)
 					3H		; refresh
 					15M		; retry
 					1W		; expiry
 					1D )		; minimum
 
 		        IN NS		@
 	 		IN A		127.0.0.1
 			IN AAAA		::1

Create /var/named/named.local as:

 	$TTL	86400
 	@       IN      SOA	localhost. root.localhost.  (
 					1997022700 ; Serial
 					28800      ; Refresh
 					14400      ; Retry
 					3600000    ; Expire
 					86400 )    ; Minimum
 		IN      NS      localhost.
 	1       IN      PTR     localhost.

Create /var/named/named.ip6.local as:

 	$TTL	86400
 	@       IN      SOA	localhost. root.localhost.  (
 					1997022700 ; Serial
 					28800      ; Refresh
 					14400      ; Retry
 					3600000    ; Expire
 					86400 )    ; Minimum
 		IN      NS      localhost.
 	1	IN      PTR     localhost.

Create /var/named/named.broadcast as:

 	$TTL    86400
 	@		IN SOA	localhost.      root.localhost. (
  					42              ; serial (d. adams)
 					3H              ; refresh
 					15M             ; retry
 					1W              ; expiry
 					1D )            ; minimum
 			IN NS	localhost.

Create /var/named/named.zero as:

 	$TTL 86400
 	@		IN SOA	localhost.      root.localhost. (
 					42              ; serial (d. adams)
 					3H              ; refresh
 					15M             ; retry
 					1W              ; expiry
 					1D )            ; minimum
 			IN NS	localhost.

Create /etc/named.conf as:

 	options {
 		listen-on port 53 { any; };
 		listen-on-v6 port 53 { ::1; };
 		directory 	"/var/named";
 		allow-query     { any; };
 		forwarders { 192.168.1.1; };
 		recursion yes;
 	};
 
 	logging {
         	channel default_debug {
                 	file "data/named.run";
 	                severity dynamic;
         	};
 	};
 
 	zone "." IN {
 		type hint;
 		file "named.root";
 	};
 
 	include "/etc/named.rfc1912.zones";
 
 	include "/var/named/master/fedfs.org/zone.fedfs.org";

Create /var/named/master/fedfs.org/zone.fedfs.org as:

 	zone "fedfs.org" {
 	        type master;
         	notify no;
 	        file "master/fedfs.org/db.fedfs.org";
 	};
 
 	zone "1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" {
         	type master;
 	        notify no;
         	file "master/fedfs.org/db.192.168.1";
 	};

Create /var/named/master/fedfs.org/db.fedfs.org as:

 	$TTL 3D
 	@	IN	SOA	ns.fedfs.org. hostmaster.fedfs.org. (
 			199802152       ; serial, todays date + todays serial #
 			8H              ; refresh, seconds
 			2H              ; retry, seconds
 			4W              ; expire, seconds
 			1D )            ; minimum, seconds
 	;
 			NS	ns		; Inet Address of name server
 	;
 	localhost	A	127.0.0.1
 	ns		A	192.168.1.32
 	zeus		A	192.168.1.32
 	perseus	A	192.168.1.31
 
 	; Assume these aren't present, they've been left to show an example
 	; of the SRV record that would be used for a read-write FedFS domain
 	; rather than the read-only setup we use here.
 	;_nfs4._domainroot._tcp		SRV	0 0 2049 perseus.fedfs.org.
 
Create /var/named/master/fedfs.org/db.192.168.1 as:

 	$TTL 3D
 	@	IN	SOA	ns.fedfs.org. hostmaster.fedfs.org. (
 			199802151 ; Serial, todays date + todays serial
 			8H      ; Refresh
 			2H      ; Retry
 			4W      ; Expire
 			1D)     ; Minimum TTL
 			NS	ns.fedfs.org.
 
 	32		PTR	ns.fedfs.org.
 	32		PTR	zeus.fedfs.org.
 	31		PTR	perseus.fedfs.org.

Start the new name service with:

 service named start

or

 systemctl start named.service