Migrating from PowerDNS to DNSmanager 6

If you have configured the integration of PowerDNS with VMmanager 6, you can reconfigure the integration to DNSmanager 6 while preserving the existing entries. To do this, the integration with PowerDNS must be configured according to the documentation.

Installing DNSmanager 6

1. Download DNSmanager 6:
   

   curl https://download.ispsystem.com/dnsmgr.install.sh -O

2. Make the script executable:
   

   chmod u+x dnsmgr.install.sh

3. Install DNSmanager 6:
   

   sh dnsmgr.install.sh

Creating database for DNSmanager 6

DNSmanager 6 will not be able to create the database due to existing mysqld settings. To create the database manually:

1. Select the directory available to the mysql user. For example, /tmp. Create an init-file.txt file in it with the following contents:
   

   CREATE DATABASE dnsmgr;
   CREATE USER 'dnsmgr'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY <пароль в кавычках>;
   GRANT ALL ON dnsmgr.* TO 'dnsmgr'@'localhost';

2. Stop mysqld:

   systemctl stop mysqld.service

3. Create a user and a database for DNSmanager: 

   mysqld --init-file=/tmp/init-file.txt --skip-log-error --console --user mysql&

4.  When the output from mysqld stops, terminate the process:

   kill $!

5. Delete the init-file.txt file:
   

   rm /tmp/init-file.txt

6. Launch mysqld:

   systemctl start mysqld.service

Configuring DNSmanager 6

1. Create the db.conf and dns.conf files in the /opt/ispsystem/dnsmanager6/etc/dnsmgr.conf.d/ directory:
   
   db.conf

   DBType mysql
   DBHost localhost
   DBUser dnsmgr
   DBPassword <пароль в кавычках>
   DBName dnsmgr

   dns.conf

   DNS pdns
   path PdnsConfigDir /etc/pdns
   PdnsDBHost localhost
   DefViewName powerdns # значение gmysql-dbname из /etc/pdns/pdns.conf
   PdnsDBUser powerdns # значение gmysql-user из /etc/pdns/pdns.conf
   PdnsDBPassword ciVaeD5uu2quaiphee4w # значение gmysql-password из /etc/pdns/pdns.conf 

2. Log in to DNSmanager 6 with the account:
   
   • Login — root;
   • Password — <server password>; 
3. Create an administrator account and log in to the platform with the administrator's rights:
   
   1. In the left menu, go to  Account Management → Administrators, click Add.
   2. Fill in the Name, Password, Confirmation fields.
   3. Select the administrator record you have created and click Log in.
4. Create a user account:
   
   1. In the left menu, go to Account Management → Users, click Add.
   2. Fill in the Name, Password, Confirmation fields.
   3. Fill in the Name, Password, Confirmation fields and check:
      
      • Add existing IP addresses;
        
      • Allow using view by default.
        

Configuring VMmanager 6

1. Authorize in VMmanager 6.
2. Disable integration with PowerDNS.
3. Enable integration with DNSmanager 6. Specify the details of the integration user you created in DNSmanager 6.