OT - Small DNS "appliances" for remote offices.

[colinj at gt86car.org.uk (Colin Johnston)]

use a vm dns appliance on the same machine as your vm router instance

Colin

> On 18 Feb 2015, at 14:28, Ray Van Dolson <rvandolson at esri.com> wrote:
> 
> Hopefully not too far off topic for this list.
> 
> Am looking for options to deploy DNS caching resolvers at remote
> locations where there may only be minimal infrastructure (FW and Cisco
> equipment) and limited options for installing a noisier, more power
> hugnry  servers or appliances from a vendor.  Stuff like Infoblox is
> too expensive.
> 
> We're BIND-based and leaning to stick that way, but open to other
> options if they present themselves.
> 
> Am considering the Soekris net6501-50.  I can dump a Linux image on
> there with our DNS config, indudstrial grade design, and OK
> performance.  If the thing fails, clients will hopefully not notice due
> to anycast which will just hit another DNS server somewhere else on the
> network albeit with additional latency.  We ship out a replacement
> device rather than mucking with trying to repair.
> 
> There's also stuff like this[1] which probably gives me more horsepower
> on my CPU, but maybe not as reliable.
> 
> Maybe I'm overengineering this.  What do others do at smaller remote
> sites?  Also considering putting resolvers only at "hub" locations in
> our MPLS network based on some latency-based radius.
> 
> Ray
> 
> [1] http://www.newegg.com/Mini-Booksize-Barebone-PCs/SubCategory/ID-309