Question

Export/Import DNS List to another server

Active Directory, DNS config hosting, DNS management, Microsoft Windows

I am trying to shift my dedicated server from aplus.com to godaddy.com. On the dedicated server, we have so many domain websites running and lots of them are having subdomains also.

Can you please guide me how to export all the DNS records from that existing dedicated server and import to the new server that is with godaddy.com. Something like we do with IIS to export and create XML file for websites and create websites on server by importing this configuration file.

The IP is also changed, so is there a way I can update the IP addresses for all DNS records before I import them to new server.

If your hosted server is a Windows server you can open the DNS Manager MMC and export the DNS information from there. You can also stop the DNS server and copy the physical zone file.

If you don't have access to do this your self, contact your current provider and ask them for a backup copy of the zone file. Edit the zone file with the new IP Addresses (zone files are just text files) and then give it to go daddy for them to use on your new DNS servers.