Other DNS server might cache the current replies as said and therefore there is of course a delay until this is going to be active - 24 hours should be enough.
R, Oliver At 16:50 08.07.2008, Torrez,Jon wrote: >Ok, so the changes are done and will be pushed out this evening. > >I suspect there will be a time frame after the changes are in place for the >results to change. > >I'll follow up with the list in a day. > >Thanks everyone. > >-jon > >-----Original Message----- >From: Oliver Adam [mailto:oadam at madao.de] >Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 10:30 AM >To: Torrez,Jon; Bj?rn Mork >Cc: foundry-nsp at puck.nether.net >Subject: Re: [f-nsp] GSLB > >I do not know the complete configuration but the >SI is able to reply with ACTIVE IPs only or with >the BEST only. Using ACTIVE as in your original >configuration is resulting in a list of ALL >ACTIVE IPs - this list might get cached at a DNS >server somewhere and these DNS server might use >the list for a while in a round robin fashion to >deliver an answer the client asking for the >IP(s). BEST only results in an answer with >a single IP address only. Only the one which is >the best is going to be a part of the answer. Your current policy includes: > >dns active-only > >you would have to use > >dns best-only > >instead of active-only. The result might be still >a list of IPs in case there is not any best >selectable based on your selection criterias. >You can still use the selction criterias you are >using at the moment (health, load, RTT or >whatever and RR or least conns as tie breaker). >Try to keep the TTL as low as possible even if >there are still some DNS server ignoring the TTL. > >R, OIiver > > >At 16:11 08.07.2008, Torrez,Jon wrote: > >So when I mailed the group I also opened a Foundry help desk ticket. > > > >Those guys are still out to lunch on this issue. > > > >Let's talk about this suggestion some more. > > > >Would that be alongside the other options or remove them and apply this > >only? > > > >-jon > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Bj?rn Mork [mailto:bjorn at mork.no] > >Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 6:26 AM > >To: Torrez,Jon > >Cc: dtemkin at yahoo.com; foundry-nsp at puck.nether.net > >Subject: Re: [f-nsp] GSLB > > > >"Torrez,Jon" <Jon_Torrez at securecomputing.com> writes: > > > > > > > DNS active-only: ENABLE DNS best-only: DISABLE DNS override: ENABLE > > > > > >Don't know if I understand you problem, bu you do realize that dns > >resolvers will cache your answers and probably apply a round-robin > >selection of addresses? > > > >If want to force the clients to your best site, then you need to enable > >"dns best-only" > > > > > > > >Bj?rn > > > >_______________________________________________ > >foundry-nsp mailing list > >foundry-nsp at puck.nether.net > >http://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/foundry-nsp
