Recognizing the business need for flexible and distributed name server configurations, Parallels Pro Control Panel has enhanced and extended its DNS capabilities, now providing for complex hosting requirements. Parallels Pro Control Panel enables distinctive name server configurations for different sites, facilitates communication with external name servers, updates zone records on external name servers, and allows for delegated zone management. It also maintains a detailed log of all DNS-related actions and events that you can use to identify and resolve issues.
DNS management in Parallels Pro Control Panel
To make a domain accessible to the Internet, the domain name must be registered with at least two DNS name servers: a Master DNS server and a
Slave DNS server (or backup name server). You specify the master name server and the slave name server for the domain when you create a domain in Parallels Pro Control Panel.
Important: Before you create a domain, make sure you have registered the domain.
Parallels Pro Control Panel implements the BIND DNS protocol enabling it to act as a name server. The name server settings determine the name resolution and zone management capabilities of your Parallels Pro Control Panel DNS server. You can configure your Parallels Pro Control Panel server to function as any of the following name servers:
Managing DNS zones
You can perform the following DNS-related actions.