Importing Web Sites from One Parallels Pro Control Panel Server to Another Parallels Pro Control Panel Server Having the Same 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 the same 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 same master/slave servers:

1. Add the local name server, which is the master server of the exported site to the new Parallels Pro Control Panel server.
2. Add the external name server/local name server, which is the slave server of the exported site to the new Parallels Pro Control Panel server.
3. 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 the local name server.
• The slave server is the external name server or the local name server.

For the configuration of imported site's zone:

• The master server is the hostname of new Parallels Pro Control Panel server or the local name server.
• The slave server is the external name server or the local name server.
• The Zone type is the master server.

Exported zone is of type 'Slave':

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

1. Add the external name server, which is the master server of the exported site to the new Parallels Pro Control Panel server.
2. Add the local name server/hostname, which is the slave server of the exported site to the new Parallels Pro Control Panel server.
3. 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 EPL Server or the local name server.

For the configuration of imported site's zone:

• The master server is the external name server.
• The slave server is the hostname of new Parallels Pro Control Panel server or the local name server.
• The zone type is the slave server.

Exported zone is of type 'Forward':

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

1. Add the external name server, which is the master server of the exported site to the new Parallels Pro Control Panel server.
2. Add the external name server, which is the slave server of the exported site to the new Parallels Pro Control Panel server.
3. 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 external name server
• The slave server is the external name server
• The zone type is the forward server