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How Can I Create Primary DNS Zone In Windows Server 2012?

This Tutorial addresses:
  • Windows Server
  • DNS Server
  • DNS
  • Active Directory
When you install the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and DNS Server roles on Windows Server 2012 in order to promote it to a full-fledged Active Directory domain controller, by default the DNS server uses the Stub Zone which makes it a caching only server that only caches the resolve queries.

In order to allow the DNS server to maintain the records of the client computers, it is important that a primary DNS zone must be created. When a primary DNS zone is created in the DNS server, the server becomes capable of automatically updating and maintaining the DNS clients’ records.

Here is how you can create a primary DNS zone in Windows Server 2012 DNS server:

  1. Log on to the Windows Server 2012 DNS server with the Enterprise Admin account credentials.

  2. After logging on, if not already started, initialize the Server Manager window from the bottom left corner of the screen.

  3. On the opened Server Manager window, from the left pane, click to select the DNS category.

  4. From the right pane, under the SERVERS section, right-click the target DNS server on which you want to create a primary DNS zone.

  5. From the displayed context menu, go to the DNS Manager option.



  6. On the opened DNS Manager snap-in, from the left pane, expand the server name. (DC-01.MYDOMAIN.COM for this demonstration.).

  7. From the expanded list, right-click the Forward Lookup Zones container.

  8. From the displayed context menu, go to New Zone.



  9. On the New Zone Wizard welcome screen, click Next to proceed to the next step.

  10. On the Zone Type window, make sure that the Primary zone radio button is selected.



  11. Click Next.

  12. On the Active Directory Zone Replication Scope window, leave the default settings intact for now and click Next to go to the next step.

  13. On the Zone Name window, in the Zone name field type the DNS domain name for which you want to create their primary DNS zone. (MYDOMAIN.COM for this demonstration.).
    Note: Make sure that you type the correct DNS domain name in the Domain name field. If the DNS domain name is incorrect, the DNS server would not be able to resolve the queries correctly.



  14. On the Dynamic Update window, either you can leave the default settings intact, or you can click to select the Do not allow dynamic updates radio button in order to prevent the
    DNS server from automatically updating its records on the DNS client computers’ requests.



  15. Click Next to continue to the next step.

  16. On the final window, click Finish to complete the primary DNS zone creation process.



  17. Once this is done, right-click the server name from the left pane of the DNS Manager snap-in.

  18. From the context menu, go to All Tasks, and from the displayed submenu, click Restart to restart the DNS services in order to allow the changes to take effect.


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