## Switching Domain Pointer to DNS Hosting and Conversely

It is possible to switch a domain management regime in Parallels Business Automation - Standard from DNS hosting to domain pointer and conversely. This can be done simply, by one click on a domain settings screen.

When a domain is managed as a DNS hosting a zone file is created for a domain in Parallels Business Automation - Standard and this domain is resolved correctly by the Parallels Business Automation - Standard DNS. However, no real transfer is performed. The domain delegation is billed in Parallels Business Automation - Standard, but it keeps to be managed by the same Registrar, and no automated registration renewal is performed for this domain - this remains on customer's hand.

A domain pointer allows registering a domain hosted elsewhere in Parallels Business Automation - Standard without zone file creation. This service allows a customer to make resources provided in Parallels Business Automation - Standard available by a third-party domain name. For example, a customer purchases Plesk Domain and assigns a third-party domain to it. A domain name pointer is simply a domain name that 'points to' another website. Domain registration renewal and other issues related to a domain management (e.g., name servers setup) are up to a domain owner.

When you switch a domain from DNS hosting to domain pointer, a domain zone file is removed from Parallels Business Automation - Standard DNS and the Parallels Business Automation - Standard name servers stop responding to requests addresses to this domain. When you switch a domain from pointer to DNS hosting, the zone file is created and a domain starts resolving correctly by the Parallels Business Automation - Standard name servers.

To switch a domain from DNS hosting to domain pointer and conversely:

1. Open the Service Director submenu on the Navigation tree and select Domain Manager.
2. Click Domains on the Domain Manager submenu. The list of all domains appears on the screen.
3. Select the needed domain by clicking on its name. The domain properties appear on the screen.
4. Select the General Information tab.
5. Depending on a domain status, the title on the button below a domain settings says either Switch to Domain Pointer ot Switch to DNS Hosting. Click this button to switch the domain in a status you want.

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