Steps needed for migrating a domain's DNS traffic to UltraDNS.
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Add <domain> to UltraDNS
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Confirm zone files uploaded properly
- Replace current SOA Primary NS with UltraDNS NS
- Remove current provider's NS record so they're not in UltraDNS
- Make sure UltraDNS NS are listed in zone
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Contact your registrar
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Add the UltraDNS name servers
- If you cannot add our NS with the existing NS, then remove the old provider's name servers
- If you can add our NS with the existing NS in place, then delete old provider's NS after 48 hours
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Add the UltraDNS name servers
- Ensure the previous name servers remain running for 48 hours after the change at the registrar
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Confirm zone files uploaded properly