SOA in AD int Servers

[DNSpuppy]

Scenario:

Complete new domain. Started one DC up, configured it.
Added some users.

Added a second DC via dcpromo in same domain. DNS is
running. however, the DNS forward zone is not a
secondary, it is AD integrated. The SOA for each dc in
teh new domain i have built is the server itself.

In my previous domain setup, they are all secondary.
Also, the SOA is the main DC. The field are greyed out
and are not able to be edited.

So, question: if i have multiple sites, with a DC at each
site, should DNS be setup as AD integrated as the norm?
Each DC is performing DHCP, DNS, and each hold one program
for each site.

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]]

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Scenario:

Complete new domain. Started one DC up, configured it.
Added some users.

Added a second DC via dcpromo in same domain. DNS is
running. however, the DNS forward zone is not a
secondary, it is AD integrated. The SOA for each dc in
teh new domain i have built is the server itself.

In my previous domain setup, they are all secondary.
Also, the SOA is the main DC. The field are greyed out
and are not able to be edited.

So, question: if i have multiple sites, with a DC at each
site, should DNS be setup as AD integrated as the norm?
Each DC is performing DHCP, DNS, and each hold one program
for each site.

This is the proper behavior for AD integrated zones, all are masters and all
list themselves as the primary name server on the SOA record.
As long as replication is working right, there will not be a problem because
the same zone data is replicated to all DCs.

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

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This is the proper behavior for AD integrated zones, all are masters
and all list themselves as the primary name server on the SOA record.
As long as replication is working right, there will not be a problem
because the same zone data is replicated to all DCs.

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Hi Kevin,

Just to add about SOA behavior with AD Integrated zones:

282826 - Active Directory-Integrated DNS Zone Serial Number Behavior:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=282826

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Regards,
Ace

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[Jonathan de Boyne Pollard]

I see that both Kevin and Mike missed your actual question.

D> if i have multiple sites, with a DC at each site,
D> should DNS be setup as AD integrated as the norm?

Possibly. It all depends from whether and how you want to replicate your DNS
data around. Do you want to do that ? What data do you wish to have
replicated where ? What data do you want *not* to be replicated ?