Secondary DNS Server on Additional Domain Controller

[corn29]

Hello,

I have successfully configured a local domain and where DNS was
installed when the first domain controller was promoted. To test some
fault tolerant schemes in our lab, I promoted an additional domain
controller but I noted that the promotion process did not install a
DNS server on that box. If I want a secondary DNS server, do I do it
separate from promotion or should have dcpromo on the second box also
have installed DNS (and thus for some reason failed)???

Thanks!

--CW

 

[Danny Sanders]

You have to install DNS. Every DC may not need to run DNS.

hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]]

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Hello,

I have successfully configured a local domain and where
DNS was installed when the first domain controller was
promoted. To test some fault tolerant schemes in our
lab, I promoted an additional domain controller but I
noted that the promotion process did not install a DNS
server on that box. If I want a secondary DNS server, do
I do it separate from promotion or should have dcpromo on
the second box also have installed DNS (and thus for some
reason failed)???

If you are using Active Directory integrated zones on the current DC, all
you need to do is install DNS on the second DC. The AD integrated zones will
be replicated through AD. You don't have to allow zone transfers or
configure zone transfers.
Just an added note, this will not be a secondary zone, it will be a
replicated master zone with itself list as the SOA primary name server.