Using the GSS as internal DNS Server

[mkazim]

Hi folks,

I want to use the GSS to do only name resolution to my applications and it is going to be internal DNS so I do not want to use the ohter funtions such site selector, DDOs, etc. can I still do that as I have noticed the following announcement from Cisco

"Cisco® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco ACE Global Site Selector DNS License. The last day to order the affected product(s) is March 6, 2009, According to the following link:"

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/contnetw/ps5719/ps4162/end_of_life_notice_c51-525343.html

Please shed the light like what is the effect of not having the DNS license anymore as an option.

Thanks,

Ismail

[pthadani]

The DNS license allowed you to run Cisco Network Registrar on your GSS. The GSS can currently only respond to A requests. For all other request types e.g. MX, the GSS can forward them to another DNS server. So without the DNS license, you can still use the GSS for answering all A requests for your internal domains but you will have to forward the non-A requests to another DNS server.

Hope that helps.

Prakash