Re: Guide to Structuring Primary & Secondary DNS servers?

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From: Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP] (admin_at_nospam.WFTX.US)
Date: 04/19/04 

Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 08:27:50 -0500

In news:eMdSjgYJEHA.3104@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
Jacob Lane, MCP <jacoblanemcp@yahoo.com> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
> Anyone know if there is a guide out there describing step-by-step how
> to create and structure primary and secondary DNS zones for Active
> Directory?
>
> We have a small network with two W2K3 domain controllers, both
> running AD (of course) and active DNS servers. We elected to make one
> (DC #1) the primary, and keep the other (DC #2) as a secondary. Here
> are the steps we followed:
>
> 1. DC#2 -> MMC -> DNS -> Forward Lookup Zones -> zone.com ->
> Properties
> 2. Changed the 'Type' from Primary to Secondary.
> 3. Configured DC #1 & DC #2 with appropriate Zone Transfer settings.
>
> ...a few hours later...
>
> 1. We noticed that the Primary Zone on DC #1 (that we had not touched
> at all) completely disappeared. We had to re-add it.
>
> 2. We noticed that DC #2 promoted itself back from a Secondary Zone
> to a Primary. (?)
>
> We again demoted DC #2 to be a secondary zone, and things seem to be
> working better now. Just not sure what will happen in a few more
> hours. Is there more to this voo-doo that meets the eye? Hints?
>
> Any response is appreciated.
>
> Thx.

Did you select "Store the zone data in Active Directory"?
If you did that would explain some of this, zones stored in Active Directory
will be at least replicated to all DCs in the domain, depending on how the
zone replication is set. Having a secondary zone is only going to cause a
zone conflict. 

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