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Dear Desmond:
Thank you for all your advice!
I have one last question before I feel I am ready to install this
secondary DNS server.
Every time I install a DNS server it asks about forests and trees.
Evidently I can't see the forest for the trees because I am not sure
how to answer these questions. In the past I was fortunate to
get them to work but this is a different situration.
We already have a domain called corp.com where corp is representative
of our real domain name. I want to set up this secondary DNS server
so it serves in that same domain.
How do I answer those tree/forest/new forest questions?
Thank you in advance
James W. Long.
"Desmond Lee" <mcp@donotspamplease.mars> wrote in message
news:6ACBA513-0751-4017-9FBD-958EAC24E6C3@microsoft.com...
>
> > I assume I pick the active directory integrated option.
> >
> > will my existing zones show right up
> > in the DNS MMC?
>
> All AD-integrated DNS zones* will automatically show up in other Win 200x
> DNS Servers that are part of the same AD domain. Others (primary or
> secondary, non AD-integrated) will need to be manually (re)created.
>
>
> > And what about zone transfers,
> > that gets handled automatically by AD replication??
> > no primary-secondary zone xfer to configure?
>
> Yes, except as noted in previous paragraph.
>
>
> > and last, I think after I install DNS on this DC
> > I should reinstall svcpk4 and re-update from
> > MS windows update again, correct?
>
> No. Since Win 200x, Service Packs do not need to be explicitly reinstalled
> when core OS components (such as DNS) are added, as in your case.
> Nevertheless, any new patches and/or hotfixes will need to be applied as
part
> of standard patch management process.
>
>
> > Anything else I should know or be aware of?
>
> Based on your initial inquiry, no. You are ready to go.
>
> Do let us know if this helps. Happy New Year to you too!
>
>
> * forward and reversed
>
> "James W. Long" wrote:
>
> > Dear Desmond:
> >
> > Thank you for your help.
> >
> > This machine is actually a Domain Controller in AD.
> >
> > I assume I pick the active directory integrated option.
> >
> > will my existing zones show right up
> > in the DNS MMC? same as it ever was.
> >
> > And what about zone transfers,
> > that gets handled automatically by AD replication??
> > no primary-secondary zone xfer to configure?
> > (it makes sense)
> >
> > and last, I think after I install DNS on this DC
> > I should reinstall svcpk4 and re-update from
> > MS windows update again, correct?
> >
> > Anything else I should know or be aware of?
> >
> > Thank you,
> > James W. Long
> >
> >
> > "Desmond Lee" <mcp@donotspamplease.mars> wrote in message
> > news:878CBFE0-D22E-4B6F-8946-CF984437D696@microsoft.com...
> > > Does "W2k Server member DC" mean that this machine is actually a
Domain
> > > Controller in AD, or is it simply a Server joined to the AD domain to
> > perform
> > > some other functions such as File & Print (hence "member Server")?
> > >
> > > If it is a DC, simply install DNS and configure it as Active-Directory
> > > Integrated. One key advantage is that DNS zone transfers are handled
as an
> > > integral part of AD replication. So separate DNS administration is not
> > > necessary.
> > >
> > > On the other hand if it is only a member Server, install DNS and
configure
> > > it as Secondary DNS to the desired zones (on the AD-integrated DNS).
> > Ensure
> > > that zone transfer is permitted only to this new DNS Server if
security is
> > > important to your organization.
> > >
> > >
> > > "James W. Long" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dear All
> > > >
> > > > Happy New Year!
> > > >
> > > > How do I install BACKUP DNS
> > > > on a W2k Server member DC?
> > > >
> > > > our only DNS server is AD-Integrated
> > > >
> > > > we want to install a backup DNS server on
> > > > a member dc.
> > > >
> > > > Is there a cookbook procedure to make it
> > > > "backup" and then get zone transfers going
> > > > with the "primary" dns server?
> > > >
> > > > Thank you in advance,
> > > > James W. Long
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >
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