Importing Web Sites from One Parallels Pro Control Panel Server to Another Parallels Pro Control Panel Server Having Different Name Servers

The following sections provide information on the types of zones that have be exported, and the steps involved in importing the zones from one Parallels Pro Control Panel server to another Parallels Pro Control Panel server, when the name servers are different for both the servers .

For instructions on adding local name server, external name servers and importing Web sites, refer to the Server Administrator online Help.

Exported site's zone is of type 'Master':

To import the site's zone with the new master/slave servers:

1. Start the import operation of the site.

In the above example:

For the configuration of exported site's zone:

• The master server is the hostname of old Parallels Pro Control Panel server or local name server
• The slave server is the external name server or local name server

For the configuration of imported site's zone:

• The master server is the primary name server of new Parallels Pro Control Panel server
• The slave server is the secondary/virtual name server of new Parallels Pro Control Panel server
• The zone type can be master, slave or forward zone. For more information, see the section Types of Imported Site's Zone.

Exported zone is of type 'Slave':

To import the zone with the new master/slave servers:

1. Start the import operation of the site.

In the above example:

For the configuration of exported site's zone:

• The master server is the external name server
• The slave server is the hostname of old Parallels Pro Control Panel server or local name server

For the configuration of imported site's zone:

• The master server is the primary name server of new Parallels Pro Control Panel server
• The slave server is the secondary/virtual name server of new Parallels Pro Control Panel server
• The zone type can be master, slave or forward zone. For more information, see the section Types of Imported Site's Zone.

Exported zone is of type 'Forward':

To import the zone with the new master/slave servers:

1. Start the import operation of the site.

In the above example:

For the configuration of exported site's zone:

• The master server is the external name server
• The slave server is the external name server

For the Configuration of imported site's zone:

• The master server is the primary name server of new Parallels Pro Control Panel server
• The slave server is the secondary/virtual name server of new Parallels Pro Control Panel server
• The zone type can be master, slave or forward zone. For more information, see the section Types of Imported Site's Zone.