DNS on a DC

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Just install DNS on the 4th server and configure it to host your AD zone.

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MattG
MCP (Windows XP)
MCP (Windows Server 2003)
"alexbax" <alexbax@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8620E715-9FF4-471E-B04A-892906A54160@microsoft.com...
>I have a single domain with 3 DC's. I have just promoted the a 4th and
> realised i had forgoten to install DNS on the new server before running
> dcpromo.
> I would like DNS running on all 4 servers and am wondering if the only way
> to install it on the 4th is to demote the server then install DNS then
> promote it again?
>
> Cheers!
> Alex

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.dns (More info?)

Not a problem at all.

Only thing to look out for is that the SOA records are added on the other
servers for the new one and that the MSDCS is populated with the relevant
SRV's... This ought to happen automatically, but I have seen it not
happen...

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MattG
MCP (Windows XP)
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"alexbax" <alexbax@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:11917636-E293-4D2D-84C9-269904F53DE3@microsoft.com...
> So it is ok to install DNS on a DC after it has been promoted?
>
> "MattG" wrote:
>
>> Just install DNS on the 4th server and configure it to host your AD zone.
>>
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>>
>>
>> MattG
>> MCP (Windows XP)
>> MCP (Windows Server 2003)
>> "alexbax" <alexbax@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8620E715-9FF4-471E-B04A-892906A54160@microsoft.com...
>> >I have a single domain with 3 DC's. I have just promoted the a 4th and
>> > realised i had forgoten to install DNS on the new server before running
>> > dcpromo.
>> > I would like DNS running on all 4 servers and am wondering if the only
>> > way
>> > to install it on the 4th is to demote the server then install DNS then
>> > promote it again?
>> >
>> > Cheers!
>> > Alex
>>
>>
>>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.dns (More info?)

"" wrote:
> I have a single domain with 3 DC's. I have just promoted the a
> 4th and
> realised i had forgoten to install DNS on the new server
> before running
> dcpromo.
> I would like DNS running on all 4 servers and am wondering if
> the only way
> to install it on the 4th is to demote the server then install
> DNS then
> promote it again?
>
> Cheers!
> Alex

leave it a DC and install DNS. configure as needed. no need to demote
the dc

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