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How to switch DNS server from BIND to MS DNS on Plesk for Windows?

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Alexander Davydov
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How to switch DNS server from BIND to MS DNS on Plesk for Windows?

Answer

Note: Plesk UI information at Tools & Settings > Server Components might be cached, so in order to see the DNS server change it is required to re-login to Plesk UI.

  1. Log into Plesk.

  2. Go to Tools & Settings > Updates and install Microsoft DNS Server component if it is not installed.

  3. Go to Tools & Settings > Server Components > DNS Server and select Microsoft DNS Server:

  4. Press Save button.

CLI method to switch from BIND to MSDNS:

  1. Connect to the server via RDP.

  2. Open CMD and run these two commands one by one:

    plesk sbin defpackagemng --set --type=dnsserver --default=msdns

    plesk sbin defpackagemng --update --fix

Note: During those CLI procedures all the DNS records and zones will be left intact.

Note: BIND is already deprecated and will be removed completely since Plesk Obsidian 18.0.70. Please use this section only for internal engineering use.

To switch from MSDNS to BIND:

  1. Connect to the server via RDP.

  2. Open CMD and run these two commands one by one

    plesk sbin defpackagemng --set --type=dnsserver --default=bind

    plesk sbin defpackagemng --update --fix

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