DNS and AD Question

[Ron Sparks]

I am bidding a contract for a new client. I reviewed their network, and see
that they are running Windows 2000 Server. In administrative tools, I see
the normal active directory icons, but DNS is not installed. I thought that
DNS and AD went hand in hand.

Thank you for your help in advance!

Candace Sparks

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

I am bidding a contract for a new client. I reviewed their network, and
see
that they are running Windows 2000 Server. In administrative tools, I see
the normal active directory icons, but DNS is not installed. I thought
that
DNS and AD went hand in hand.

Ron,

It is perfectly reasonable to have the DNS running on another server.
You are only required to provide a DNS that supports the relevant RFCs for
Active Directory.
You are not required to install it on the DCs, you may even run it on a non
Windows platform.
This is all well documented and common Windows 2000 Active Directory
practice.
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Regards,

Mike
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[randy benson]

It is perfectly reasonable to have the DNS running on another server.
You are only required to provide a DNS that supports the relevant RFCs for
Active Directory.
You are not required to install it on the DCs, you may even run it on a non
Windows platform.

Pardon my idle curiosity: In a native w2k domain, what would be an example
of a reason to serve DNS from a server other than one of your DCs?

 

[ptwilliams]

If your not using Windows DNS, e.g. your DNS is hosted on an UNIX/ LINUX
box.

If your not running AD Integrated DNS (why not?!?) you may choose to host
DNS on separate servers...to lighten the load on your DC <go>


Paul.
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[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

Pardon my idle curiosity: In a native w2k domain, what would be an example
of a reason to serve DNS from a server other than one of your DCs?

As per the other comment.
It is extremely common place in larger corporate and others to find an
existing managed DNS infrastructure running on a BIND based DNS service
commonly hosted on a UNIX platform.

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Mike
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[Enkidu]

Pardon my idle curiosity: In a native w2k domain, what would be an example
of a reason to serve DNS from a server other than one of your DCs?

In a migration scenario, but maybe not in a native mode Domain. When I
went to AD my DNS was on NT4. I upgraded those machines to member
servers first, and when I installed the first DC I used the existing
DNS servers rather than make the DC a DNS server from the word go.

Cheers,

Cliff