DNS AD-integration questions

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I currently have Win2000 AD and I am planning migration to WIndos 2003 AD. I
have a primary and secondary DNS servers (Win2003 boxes), dynamic
updates=allow. I would like to integrated AD-DNS. Few considerations:

If I want to integrated AD-DNS, do you agree I should integrated AD-DNS
before migrating to WIndows 2003 AD ?

On AD integrated DNS, is it viable and wise keep the two current Windows
2003 Server setup as DNS (I'd prefer not to make then DC's, I just want to
have them as dedicated DNS role).

 

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"Marlon Brown" <marlon_brownj@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I currently have Win2000 AD and I am planning migration to WIndos 2003 AD.
I
> have a primary and secondary DNS servers (Win2003 boxes), dynamic
> updates=allow. I would like to integrated AD-DNS. Few considerations:

AD-DNS only works on a DNS server which is also on a DC.

Since you don't have a Win2003 domain and your DNS is
on the Win2003 servers you must wait until you Promote one
(or both) of these to a DC with DCPromo.

Then it is just a check box or radio button on the zone properties.

> If I want to integrated AD-DNS, do you agree I should integrated AD-DNS
> before migrating to WIndows 2003 AD ?

It doesn't really matter and this would require you
moving (at least the primary) to Win2000.

> On AD integrated DNS, is it viable and wise keep the two current Windows
> 2003 Server setup as DNS (I'd prefer not to make then DC's, I just want to
> have them as dedicated DNS role).

I don't understand the above. AD-DNS only runs
on a DC, but if you wish it is perfectly ok to have
additional secondaries DNS servers on other
machines.

--
Herb Martin


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Are you talking about a migration or a new AD 2003 installation? If it is a
migration, change the DNS zone to ADI after the migration.

>If I want to integrated AD-DNS, do you agree I should integrated AD-DNS
>before migrating to WIndows 2003 AD ?

Again, are you talking about changing the Windows 2000 DNS zone to ADI? If
so, I think it is a good idea to do it.

> On AD integrated DNS, is it viable and wise keep the two current Windows
> 2003 Server setup as DNS (I'd prefer not to make then DC's, I just want to
> have them as dedicated DNS role).

You cannot host ADI zones on a non DC.

--
Santhosh Sivarajan
MCSE(W2K3/W2K/NT4),MCSA(W2K3/W2K/MSG),CCNA,Network+

"Marlon Brown" <marlon_brownj@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I currently have Win2000 AD and I am planning migration to WIndos 2003 AD.
>I have a primary and secondary DNS servers (Win2003 boxes), dynamic
>updates=allow. I would like to integrated AD-DNS. Few considerations:
>
> If I want to integrated AD-DNS, do you agree I should integrated AD-DNS
> before migrating to WIndows 2003 AD ?
>
> On AD integrated DNS, is it viable and wise keep the two current Windows
> 2003 Server setup as DNS (I'd prefer not to make then DC's, I just want to
> have them as dedicated DNS role).
>

 

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Great.

All my servers (and other hosts), point to DNS Primary = Win2003 DNS (which
will be a DC after integrating DNS-AD) - OK.
In order to provide redundancy, I would dcpromo the server that is now the
secondary DNS server.



"Santhosh Sivarajan" <Santhosh.Sivarajan@ins.com> wrote in message
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> Are you talking about a migration or a new AD 2003 installation? If it is
> a migration, change the DNS zone to ADI after the migration.
>
>>If I want to integrated AD-DNS, do you agree I should integrated AD-DNS
>>before migrating to WIndows 2003 AD ?
>
> Again, are you talking about changing the Windows 2000 DNS zone to ADI?
> If so, I think it is a good idea to do it.
>
>> On AD integrated DNS, is it viable and wise keep the two current Windows
>> 2003 Server setup as DNS (I'd prefer not to make then DC's, I just want
>> to have them as dedicated DNS role).
>
> You cannot host ADI zones on a non DC.
>
> --
> Santhosh Sivarajan
> MCSE(W2K3/W2K/NT4),MCSA(W2K3/W2K/MSG),CCNA,Network+
>
> "Marlon Brown" <marlon_brownj@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OqX7vJv7EHA.2196@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>I currently have Win2000 AD and I am planning migration to WIndos 2003 AD.
>>I have a primary and secondary DNS servers (Win2003 boxes), dynamic
>>updates=allow. I would like to integrated AD-DNS. Few considerations:
>>
>> If I want to integrated AD-DNS, do you agree I should integrated AD-DNS
>> before migrating to WIndows 2003 AD ?
>>
>> On AD integrated DNS, is it viable and wise keep the two current Windows
>> 2003 Server setup as DNS (I'd prefer not to make then DC's, I just want
>> to have them as dedicated DNS role).
>>
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