Introduction Table of Contents Scope of Document Organization of This Document Conventions Used in This Document The Domain Name System (DNS) DNS Fundamentals Domains and Domain Names Zones Authoritative Name Servers Caching Name Servers Name Servers in Multiple Roles The Internet Domain Name System (DNS) consists of the syntax to specify the names of entities in the Internet in a hierarchical manner, the rules used for delegating authority over names, and the system implementation that actually maps names to Internet addresses. DNS data is maintained in a group of distributed hierarchical databases. Scope of Document The Berkeley Internet Name Domain. | Chapter 1. Introduction Table of Contents Scope of Document Organization of This Document Conventions Used in This Document The Domain Name System DNS DNS Fundamentals Domains and Domain Names Zones Authoritative Name Servers Caching Name Servers Name Servers in Multiple Roles The Internet Domain Name System DNS consists of the syntax to specify the names of entities in the Internet in a hierarchical manner the rules used for delegating authority over names and the system implementation that actually maps names to Internet addresses. DNS data is maintained in a group of distributed hierarchical databases. Scope of Document The Berkeley Internet Name Domain BIND implements a domain name server for a number of operating systems. This document provides basic information about the installation and care of the Internet Systems Consortium ISC BIND version 9 software package for system administrators. This version of the manual corresponds to BIND version . Organization of This Document In this document Section 1 introduces the basic DNS and BIND concepts. Section 2 describes resource requirements for running BIND in various environments. Information in Section 3 is task-oriented in its presentation and is organized functionally to aid in the process of installing the BIND 9 software. The task-oriented section is followed by Section 4 which contains more advanced concepts that the system administrator may need for implementing certain options. Section 5 describes the BIND 9 lightweight resolver. The contents of Section 6 are organized as in a reference manual to aid in the ongoing maintenance of the software. Section 7 addresses security considerations and Section 8 contains troubleshooting help. The main body of the document is followed by several Appendices which contain useful reference information such as a Bibliography and historic information related to BIND and the Domain Name System. Conventions Used in This Document In this document we use the following .
