How to Setup a Software RAID on CentOS 5

This article addresses an approach for setting up of software (mdraid) RAID1 at install time on systems without a true hardware RAID* controller. It is NOT supported by the CentOS project; it is NOT a recommended approach for non-hobby users. Rather this article is written to document an approach involving much local

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Configuring Plesk as a Slave DNS Server

There are several reasons why you might need at least two DNS servers for serving your sites:

  • You purchased a domain name from a domain registrar. To delegate the domain, many registrars require the domain zone to be served by at least two name servers residing in different IP subnets.
  • You have several hosting servers, and you have not grown enough to use the products like PPA (Paralles Plesk Automation) or PA (Plesk Automation), but you want to use a single set of name servers for all the domains you host.
  • You want to have your own name servers and not depend on third parties.
  • You want the WHOIS records for your domains to list your name servers.

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