8.1 Coexistence

This section provides information on coexistence of a NetWare 6.5 DNS server with a SLES DNS server.

8.1.1 Compatibility

The following table summarizes the compatibility of DNS server with various network operating systems.

Table 8-1 Compatibility of DNS server with Various Network Operating Systems.

Operating System

Platforms

NetWare

OES NetWare

NetWare 6.5

NetWare 6.0

NetWare 5.1

Linux

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 9

8.1.2 Coexistence Issues

Among the various security mechanisms available for DNS, DNS Security Transaction Signatures (TSIG) and DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) are not supported on NetWare DNS server.

Because of this limitation, the following issues need to be considered for environments running SLES and NetWare DNS servers:

  • A NetWare DNS server cannot be configured to accept dynamic updates using TSIG.
  • DNSSEC cannot be used for interactions between a SLES DNS server and a NetWare DNS server.