Whole zones were deleted after scavenging LaurenM3335 11/5/2008 5:04:15 PM We enabled scavenging on our DNS server yesterday and some reverse lookup zones were deleted (not just the records, but the whole zone). Is that possible? I thought they were manually created and would not get deleted even if there was nothing in them? Any thoughts? Thanks!

RE: Whole zones were deleted after scavenging James Yeomans BSc, MCSE 11/5/2008 8:27:06 PM Hi there, no scavenging should not do this at all. Have you checked the DNS event log to see if that containe any pertinent information?? James. -- James Yeomans, BSc, MCSE Ask me directly at: http://www.justaskjames.co.uk "LaurenM3335" wrote: [Quoted Text] > We enabled scavenging on our DNS server yesterday and some reverse lookup > zones were deleted (not just the records, but the whole zone). Is that > possible? I thought they were manually created and would not get deleted > even if there was nothing in them? Any thoughts? Thanks!

Re: Whole zones were deleted after scavenging Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)[ at ]gmx.de> 11/5/2008 9:29:11 PM Hello LaurenM3335, Scavenging should never delete the complete zone. Never hear that, zones you have to delete by hand or maybe with script. So check the event viewer if something is there to find or talk to your other admins. Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm [Quoted Text] > We enabled scavenging on our DNS server yesterday and some reverse > lookup zones were deleted (not just the records, but the whole zone). > Is that possible? I thought they were manually created and would not > get deleted even if there was nothing in them? Any thoughts? Thanks! >

Re: Whole zones were deleted after scavenging "Ace Fekay [Microsoft Certified Trainer]" <firstnamelastname[ at ]hotmail.com> 11/8/2008 3:53:40 AM In news:7C1450EC-8E17-4159-A55B-68AC046C0DF8[ at ]microsoft.com, LaurenM3335 <LaurenM3335[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> requesting assistance, typed the following: [Quoted Text] > We enabled scavenging on our DNS server yesterday and some reverse > lookup zones were deleted (not just the records, but the whole zone). > Is that possible? I thought they were manually created and would not > get deleted even if there was nothing in them? Any thoughts? Thanks! That's not possible, as already pointed out by James and Meinolf. What can do that is if with AD integrated zones, on one DC the replication scope may have been set to the DomainNC, and on another, into a different replication scope. Another reason possibly that one DC has an AD integrated zone, and on another the same zone was created as a Secondary using zone transfer from the first, but because it is AD integrated, the Secondary will get removed. -- Ace This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCT Microsoft Certified Trainer For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.