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Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

When a new Domain Name System (DNS) server is not installed on a domain controller, you
typically perform the following tasks to configure it:

Create a forward and (optional) reverse lookup zone.

Determine whether the server will allow dynamic updates, including whether nonsecure
updates are allowed.

Determine whether queries will be forwarded and to what servers.

Instead of configuring these settings, you can choose instead to configure the server to use root
hints so that you can perform these configuration tasks at a later time.

Membership in the Administrators group, or equivalent, is the minimum required to complete

this procedure. Review details about using the appropriate accounts and group memberships at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83477.

Configuring a new DNS server

Using the Windows interface

Using a command line

To configure a new DNS server using the Windows interface

1. Open DNS Manager.

2. If necessary, add the applicable server to the snap-in, and then connect to it.
3. In the console tree, click the applicable DNS server.

Where?

o DNS/DNS server

4. On the Action menu, click Configure a DNS Server.

5. Follow the instructions in the Configure a DNS Server Wizard.

Additional considerations

To open DNS Manager, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click DNS.

If the DNS server is running locally, you do not have to perform step 2.
 When you finish configuring the server, you may have to complete additional tasks, such
as enabling dynamic updates for its zones or adding resource records to its zones.

To configure a new DNS server using a command line

1. Open a command prompt.

2. Type the following command, and then press ENTER:
3. dnscmd <ServerName> /Config {<ZoneName>|..AllZones} <Property> {1|0}

Parameter Description
Specifies the name of the command-line tool for managing DNS
dnscmd
servers.
Required. Specifies the DNS host name of the DNS server. You can
<ServerName> also type the IP address of the DNS server. To specify the DNS
server on the local computer, you can also type a period (.).
/Config Specifies that the command configures the specified zone.
Specifies the name of the zone to be configured. To apply the
{<ZoneName>|..AllZones} configuration for all zones hosted by the specified DNS server, type
..AllZones.
Specifies the server property or zone property to be configured.
There are different properties available for servers and zones. For a
<Property>
list of the available properties, at the command prompt, type:
dnscmd /Config /help.
Sets configuration options to either 1 (on) or 0 (off). Note that some
{1|0} server and zone properties must be reset as part of a more complex
operation.

To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type the following
command, and then press ENTER:

dnscmd /Config /help

Additional considerations

To open an elevated Command Prompt window, click Start, point to All Programs,
click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

When you finish configuring the server, you may have to complete additional tasks, such
as enabling dynamic updates for its zones or adding resource records to its zones.
Installing and Configuring Servers
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Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

The first step in implementing Domain Name System (DNS) in a network is installing and
configuring the servers that will provide the service. Before you do so, however, it is important
to plan the deployment to ensure the greatest effectiveness of your DNS infrastructure. In
addition to planning your zone layout and server location and function, also take into
consideration whether you will integrate your DNS infrastructure with Active Directory Domain
Services (AD DS).

Understanding Active Directory Domain Services Integration

Understanding Forwarders

Using Forwarders

Planning DNS Zones

Planning DNS Servers

Understanding DNS Zone Replication in Active Directory Domain Services

Install a DNS Server

Configure a DNS Server for Use with Active Directory Domain Services

Configure a New DNS Server

Configure a DNS Server to Use Forwarders

Create a DNS Application Directory Partition

Enlist a DNS Server in a DNS Application Directory Partition

Remove a DNS Server from a DNS Application Directory Partition

Change the Boot Method Used by the DNS Server

Configuring Multihomed Servers

Restrict a DNS server to listen only on selected addresses

Secure the Server Cache Against Names Pollution

Modify Security for the DNS Server Service on a Domain Controller

Disable Recursion on the DNS Server

 Updating Root Hints

Update Root Hints on the DNS Server