setting up a secondary dns on the a w2k3 dc

[Tom Braun]

dear dns gurus
ich have a small w2k3 domain with one dc which acts as dns server. now i
will setup a second w2k3-dc server to have a minimal redundance. how should
i configure dns on the second dc to have a redundance dns ?

thanx alot
tom

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]]

dear dns gurus
ich have a small w2k3 domain with one dc which acts as dns server.
now i will setup a second w2k3-dc server to have a minimal
redundance. how should i configure dns on the second dc to have a
redundance dns ?

If the first DC has AD integrated zones, all you need to do is install DNS,
the AD integrated zones will replicate without further action from you.

 

[News Bluewin]

kevin,
thank you for your answer; my dns is ad-integrated. so after installing a
second dns i should of course let my clients know, which is the secondary
dns (via dhcp-options). or will they learn by themself ?

thank you
tom

 

[Jorge_de_Almeida_Pinto]

dear dns gurus
ich have a small w2k3 domain with one dc which acts as dns
server. now i
will setup a second w2k3-dc server to have a minimal
redundance. how should
i configure dns on the second dc to have a redundance dns ?

thanx alot
tom

make the other server also a DC and make sure the current DNS zone is
AD-integrated zone. Configure other servers and clients to point to
both servers. one being preferred and the other being alternate. Make
the seond DC also a GC