Re: How do I setup a site specific DNS record?

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Alan J. English <aenglish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We would like for the hostname of localserver.domain.com to point to a
> different server in each site. We are trying to standardize our
> image and want to make reference to the same hostname, but have point
> to a local server in the site the system is located in. Each site
> has a local DNS server serving a secondary zone as the primary zone
> is hosted in our main Chicago location. Is it possible to flag a
> record for non-replication? Thinking about that now, a secondary zone
> is not writable, so that wouldn't work either. So basically, is it
> possible to do what I want to do? Sites are configured in AD and do
> work. DHCP is being used in all site also.
>
> Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

If each site has its own DNS server, create a new standard primary forward
lookup zone named "localserver.domain.com" then create a new host, leave the
name field blank and give it the IP address you want the name to resolve to
at each site.
Then, make sure the domain.com zone does not have a record named
localserver.

That said, what are you really trying to achieve?
If localserver is a DC at each site you could play havoc with AD
replication.


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