DNS config for site DC Dave 4/26/2007 7:00:02 PM I am setting up a new location(B) which will house its own 2003 DC. I setup the server and ran DCPROMO at the HQ site(A). THe two sites have the same domain name.I plan to move this DC to site B, which is connected to site A through a VPN. How should I configure DNS? should I configure at site A prior to the move? If so what if any changes should I make when I bring the DC up at siteB? If I should install DNS at site B, should I do a standard install?

Re: DNS config for site DC "Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin[ at ]nospam.WFTX.US> 4/27/2007 10:55:50 AM Read inline please. In news:4DFB3317-63F3-46C8-AF0B-2FC5EB6A32C5[ at ]microsoft.com, Dave <Dave[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> typed: [Quoted Text] > I am setting up a new location(B) which will house its own 2003 DC. > I setup the server and ran DCPROMO at the HQ site(A). THe two sites > have the same domain name. This is a strange choice of words, "The two sites have the same domain name", does that mean the DCs are replicas in the same domain? I plan to move this DC to site B, which is > connected to site A through a VPN. > How should I configure DNS? DNS should be dynamic, so all you really need to do is make sure the DC is configured to use one of the DCs for DNS. (Two would be better) should I configure at site A prior to the > move? If so what if any changes should I make when I bring the DC up at siteB? You mean other that giving it an IP in siteB's subnet? > If I should install DNS at site B, should I do a standard install? If the DCs are using zones stored in Active Directory (AD integrated), the zone will replicate, to every DC in the domain, so all you need to do is install DNS and let replication do the rest. You will need to configure Active Directory Sites & Services with each of the sites and subnets, and appropriate site links. See Help in Active Directory Sites and Services. -- Best regards, Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP] Hope This Helps Send IM: http://www.icq.com/people/webmsg.php?to=296095728 =================================== When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue, to respond directly to me remove the nospam. from my email address. =================================== http://www.lonestaramerica.com/ http://support.wftx.us/ http://message.wftx.us/ =================================== Use Outlook Express?... Get OE_Quotefix: It will strip signature out and more http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/ =================================== Keep a back up of your OE settings and folders with OEBackup: http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx ===================================

Re: DNS config for site DC Dave 4/27/2007 11:54:02 AM Right, DNS will be integrated with AD. my question is, should I configure this prior to the move, or should I create the DNS server at site B "Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Read inline please. > > In news:4DFB3317-63F3-46C8-AF0B-2FC5EB6A32C5[ at ]microsoft.com, > Dave <Dave[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> typed: > > I am setting up a new location(B) which will house its own 2003 DC. > > I setup the server and ran DCPROMO at the HQ site(A). THe two sites > > have the same domain name. > This is a strange choice of words, "The two sites have the same domain > name", does that mean the DCs are replicas in the same domain? > > I plan to move this DC to site B, which is > > connected to site A through a VPN. > > How should I configure DNS? > DNS should be dynamic, so all you really need to do is make sure the DC is > configured to use one of the DCs for DNS. (Two would be better) > > should I configure at site A prior to the > > move? > If so what if any changes should I make when I bring the DC up at siteB? > You mean other that giving it an IP in siteB's subnet? > > > If I should install DNS at site B, should I do a standard install? > If the DCs are using zones stored in Active Directory (AD integrated), the > zone will replicate, to every DC in the domain, so all you need to do is > install DNS and let replication do the rest. > > You will need to configure Active Directory Sites & Services with each of > the sites and subnets, and appropriate site links. See Help in Active > Directory Sites and Services. > > > -- > Best regards, > Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP] > Hope This Helps > Send IM: http://www.icq.com/people/webmsg.php?to=296095728 > =================================== > When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" > via your newsreader so that others may learn and > benefit from your issue, to respond directly to > me remove the nospam. from my email address. > =================================== > http://www.lonestaramerica.com/ > http://support.wftx.us/ > http://message.wftx.us/ > =================================== > Use Outlook Express?... Get OE_Quotefix: > It will strip signature out and more > http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/ > =================================== > Keep a back up of your OE settings and folders > with OEBackup: > http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx > =================================== > > >

Re: DNS config for site DC "Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin[ at ]nospam.WFTX.US> 4/28/2007 11:20:23 PM Read inline please. In news:58D16D56-8415-4F51-9BBA-5BA764DFDB9A[ at ]microsoft.com, Dave <Dave[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> typed: [Quoted Text] > Right, DNS will be integrated with AD. my question is, should I > configure this prior to the move, or should I create the DNS server > at site B You need to go ahead and install DNS on the DC. There is really nothing to configure with DNS, other than installing it and configuring TCP/IP Properties with the available DNS servers. When you install DNS on a DC, the AD zones will replicate to it. -- Best regards, Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP] Hope This Helps Send IM: http://www.icq.com/people/webmsg.php?to=296095728 =================================== When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue, to respond directly to me remove the nospam. from my email address. =================================== http://www.lonestaramerica.com/ http://support.wftx.us/ http://message.wftx.us/ =================================== Use Outlook Express?... Get OE_Quotefix: It will strip signature out and more http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/ =================================== Keep a back up of your OE settings and folders with OEBackup: http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx ===================================