win2k and exchange 2003 guid problem

[Simon hirst]

This is my first post on this forum. I am trying to setup
an Exchange 2003 server on Windows 2000 domain controller.
It is a test installation and it is installed on an
internal LAN. I am completely puzzled about GUID DNS name
resolution problem!
I couldn't find any references to GUID in any help files
or e-books... Could someone help, please?

I run DCDIAG utility that is one of Exchange server pre-
installation tasks and it gives the following message:

Testing server: Bunker-1\MAIN
Starting test: Connectivity MAIN's server GUID DNS name
could not be resolved to an IP address. Check the DNS
server, DHCP, server name, etc
Although the Guid DNS name (9f3f9192-6df7-4673-92d7-
96ebd74e11a5._msdcs.home.slava.us) couldn't be resolved,
the server name (main.home.slava.us) resolved to the IP
address (192.168.2.6) and was pingable. Check that the IP
address is registered correctly with the DNS server.
.......................... MAIN failed test Connectivity

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP]]

In Simon hirst <[email protected]> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
: This is my first post on this forum. I am trying to setup
: an Exchange 2003 server on Windows 2000 domain controller.
: It is a test installation and it is installed on an
: internal LAN. I am completely puzzled about GUID DNS name
: resolution problem!
: I couldn't find any references to GUID in any help files
: or e-books... Could someone help, please?
:
: I run DCDIAG utility that is one of Exchange server pre-
: installation tasks and it gives the following message:
:
: Testing server: Bunker-1\MAIN
: Starting test: Connectivity MAIN's server GUID DNS name
: could not be resolved to an IP address. Check the DNS
: server, DHCP, server name, etc
: Although the Guid DNS name (9f3f9192-6df7-4673-92d7-
: 96ebd74e11a5._msdcs.home.slava.us) couldn't be resolved,
: the server name (main.home.slava.us) resolved to the IP
: address (192.168.2.6) and was pingable. Check that the IP
: address is registered correctly with the DNS server.
: ......................... MAIN failed test Connectivity

The Guid record is in the _msdcs subfolder in the Forest root zone.
run netdiag /fix then run dcdiag again.
If that doesn't clear things up run netdiag /v and post the results.