DNS AD-integration questions

[Marlon Brown]

I currently have Win2000 AD and I am planning migration to WIndos 2003 AD. I
have a primary and secondary DNS servers (Win2003 boxes), dynamic
updates=allow. I would like to integrated AD-DNS. Few considerations:

If I want to integrated AD-DNS, do you agree I should integrated AD-DNS
before migrating to WIndows 2003 AD ?

On AD integrated DNS, is it viable and wise keep the two current Windows
2003 Server setup as DNS (I'd prefer not to make then DC's, I just want to
have them as dedicated DNS role).

 

[Herb Martin]

I currently have Win2000 AD and I am planning migration to WIndos 2003 AD. I
have a primary and secondary DNS servers (Win2003 boxes), dynamic
updates=allow. I would like to integrated AD-DNS. Few considerations:

AD-DNS only works on a DNS server which is also on a DC.

Since you don't have a Win2003 domain and your DNS is
on the Win2003 servers you must wait until you Promote one
(or both) of these to a DC with DCPromo.

Then it is just a check box or radio button on the zone properties.

If I want to integrated AD-DNS, do you agree I should integrated AD-DNS
before migrating to WIndows 2003 AD ?

It doesn't really matter and this would require you
moving (at least the primary) to Win2000.

On AD integrated DNS, is it viable and wise keep the two current Windows
2003 Server setup as DNS (I'd prefer not to make then DC's, I just want to
have them as dedicated DNS role).

I don't understand the above. AD-DNS only runs
on a DC, but if you wish it is perfectly ok to have
additional secondaries DNS servers on other
machines.
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[Santhosh Sivarajan]

Are you talking about a migration or a new AD 2003 installation? If it is a
migration, change the DNS zone to ADI after the migration.

If I want to integrated AD-DNS, do you agree I should integrated AD-DNS
before migrating to WIndows 2003 AD ?

Again, are you talking about changing the Windows 2000 DNS zone to ADI? If
so, I think it is a good idea to do it.

On AD integrated DNS, is it viable and wise keep the two current Windows
2003 Server setup as DNS (I'd prefer not to make then DC's, I just want to
have them as dedicated DNS role).

You cannot host ADI zones on a non DC.

 

[Marlon Brown]

Great.

All my servers (and other hosts), point to DNS Primary = Win2003 DNS (which
will be a DC after integrating DNS-AD) - OK.
In order to provide redundancy, I would dcpromo the server that is now the
secondary DNS server.