Re: DNS Server setup

In news:fcdsnu$qou$1$8300dec7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Donatas Grasys <don@xxxxxxxxx> typed:
Hello,

We have three W2000 DC's on a single domain. My aim is to bring in a
new 2003 server, make it a DC (and promote two other 2003 servers we
already have) AND somewhere in the process demote the W2k DC's to
member servers.

I've done adprep /forestprep adprep /domainprep
I've promoted my Windows 2003 server.
Installed DNS server from add/remove programs in control panel.
Now am stucked with DNS. I tried to run netdiag command. and I got warning
in the middle of the log :

[WARNING] Cannot find a primary authoritative DNS server for the name
'Typhon.burgessfurniture.com.'. [ERROR_TIMEOUT]
The name 'Typhon.burgessfurniture.com.' may not be
registered in DNS

I am trying to sort it out, but I am not sure where to start. Maybe I have
to trasfer all the DNS records from my old windows 2000 server
to windows 2003 or I have to setup secondary zone.
I tried doing that http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323383, but I got
error - The zone cannot be created. The zone allready exists.


If you could possibly give me any directions about DNS setup.

Regards

First, can you provide us an ipconfig /all of this DC and of another DC
please? That will give us a greater understanding of your infrastructure.

Also, if the zone is already created and it's AD Integrated, and you are
trying to create it on a DC that you've just installed DNS, you must be
patient and allow the zone to auto-appear. This is because the zone does
already exist iin the eyes of the DC because it is already in the AD
database. Also, if you are tyring to create it and put it in the wrong
replication scope, eg. the origfinal is in the DomainNC and the one you are
trying tocreate in the DOmainDnsZones partition, or even in the
ForestDnsZOnes partitiion, then I can see where you are havind difficulty.

Please elaborate on exactly what steps and options you chose during your
attempt to create the zone so we can figure out exactly what you did, along
with that ipconfig /all please.

Thanks


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Regards,
Ace

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Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT,
MVP Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
Microsoft Certified Trainer

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