Question on creating a 2nd DNS Server

[Francisco]

Hello,
Environment: Windows 2003 Servers

I currently have a DC/DNS server (Servername example: DNS1), and would like
to build a second DNS server (Servername example: DNS2) with the same exact
information as DNS1 ... so that if I make a change on DNS1, DNS2 will have
the same information ... how do I setup DNS replication?

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

[Phillip Windell]

Build up the second machine
Install DNS on it,...leave DNS unconfigured
Make is a domain member
From a command prompt run DCPromo to make it a DC.
DNS replication between DCs is automatic.

If you have no Domain and it is a stand alone DNS Server (I have no idea why
you would want such a thing),....then use Zone Transfers between the two
DNSs to replicate the information.

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"Francisco" <Fran...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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[meinolfweber]

Hello Francisco,

- On the old server open DNS management console and check that you are running
Active directory integrated zone (easier for replication, if you have more
then one DNS server)

- configure a fixed ip on the new and set the preferred DNS server to the
old DNS server only

- for DNS give the server time for replication, at least 15 minutes. Because
you use Active directory integrated zones it will automatically replicate
the zones to the new server. Open DNS management console to check that they
appear

- then you can configure the server properties, these are not replicated

- reconfigure the DNS configuration on your NIC of the 2003 server, preferred
DNS itself, secondary the old one

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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[Hurst@discussions.microsoft.com Vince Hurst]

Meinolf (or some other DNS guru),

I'm looking to do the same thing Francisco is here, except my servers are
Server 2008 x64 Standard. NS1 being the host/Domain Controller, and NS2 is a
Hyper-V virtual server/Domain Member, Server 2008 x64 Standard.

I've had no luck with my secondary DNS replication. Do I need to promote NS2
to be a Domain Controller as well?

Thanks,
-Vince