Re: DNS Configuration

Thanks for replying.

"Please clarify the above statement. (especially clarify this part:DC has GC, RID >>FSMO is switch off since I don't know.) "

I mean the child domain 123.XYZ.ABC.COM has three DC SRV1, SRV2 and SRV3.
Apart from three only SRV3 is running. AD still has configuration for SRV1
and SRV2. SRV2 is GC and serving RID master FSMO. As pr my understanding it
was not removed with DCPROMO or NTDSUTIL. SRV3 also a Primary DNS server for
zones _msdcs.xyz.abc.com, xyz.abc.com and 123.xyz.abc.com


Today only I configured SRV3 as GC but I don't know how to make it RID
manster.

xyz.abc.com has two domain controller and both has Primary Zone for
the domain.

I mean the parent domain XYZ.ABC.COM has two DC SRVDC1 and SRVDC2. Both
serving DNS service for zone _msdcs.xyz.abc.com, xyz.abc.com and
123.xyz.abc.com as Primary Server. All the server has different SERIAL NO on
SOA tab for the all the zones. I don't know from where to start the
reconfiguration.
Please help me.

The same problem has with AD replication also and giving lots of erroe in
event.

Waiting for reply.


"Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" wrote:

JBP wrote:
"JBP" wrote:

Hello,

I have xyz.abc.com AD 2003 parent domain and 123.xyz.abc.com chield
domain.
I am not able to understand the configuration of DNS server did by
the previous Sys Admin.

xyz.abc.com has two domain controller and both has Primary Zone for
the domain.

As per AD configuration 123.xyz.abc.com has three domain controller
but only one is running and the DC has GC, RID FSMO is switch off
since I don't know.

Please clarify the above statement. (especially clarify this part:DC has GC,
RID FSMO is switch off since I don't know.)

The DNS is not properly configured without zone
transfer with Parent domain.

What zones do you have in the parent DNS?
Are the zones stored in Active Directory?
How is replication set on each of the zones?



Can some one tell me how is the DNS configuration should be with
this senario.

By default, when the first Win2k3 DC is promoted in a forest, it creates a
_msdcs.forestrootdomain, which is set to replicate to all DNS servers in the
AD forest <forestrootdomain>. This zone will replicate even to the child DCs
as long as they are Win2k3.
Do you have this zone?

To get the DNS in other domains to resolve names in the <forestrootdomain>
you will need to do one of these:
1. Change the <forestrootdomain> zone to replicate to all DNS servers in the
forest.
-or-
2. On the DNS servers in the child domain, on the forwarder tab, create a
conditional forwarder for <forestrootdomain> with the DNS IP of the DNS
servers with the <forestrootdomain> zone.
-or-
3. Create a stub zone for <forestrootdomain>.



Thanks,


Hello anybody is listing me, Please help me I am waiting your valuable
suggestions.

Listening, but still trying to decypher your post.
THere reallly isn't that much to configuring a DNS server. Configuring the
DNS client is much more important.

The DNS client service must only use DNS servers that support the AD domain,
no ISP DNS server are allowed on any member of an AD domain.



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