DNS Zone/Domain Newb question #2

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Phil

In our lab (Win2K3) we have the following 'domains' (I
guess you could call them) listed under the only Zone:

_msdcs
_sites
_tcp
_udp
DomainDNSZones
ForestDNSZones

However, in our production environment (Win2K) we dont
have the DomainDNSZones, ForestDNSZones 'domains'
listed. The only difference is that our lab environment
was initially AD integrated; should those 'domains' exist
in our production environment? What are they?

Thanks again...
 
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Phil said:
In our lab (Win2K3) we have the following 'domains' (I
guess you could call them) listed under the only Zone:

_msdcs
_sites
_tcp
_udp
DomainDNSZones
ForestDNSZones

However, in our production environment (Win2K) we dont
have the DomainDNSZones, ForestDNSZones 'domains'
listed. The only difference is that our lab environment
was initially AD integrated; should those 'domains' exist
in our production environment? What are they?

Thanks again...
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They don't exist in Win2k.
 
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Phil said:
Thanks!

What are they?
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These are used for replication, depending on how you have the zone
replicated. This option was not available in Win2k.
 
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Phil said:
Thanks!

What are they?
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They are you records for the Forest Domain zone. They get replicated to ALL
domains in a forest so they know who the forest root domain is.

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Phil said:
Thanks!

What are they?
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To add... here you go... this explains it.

817470 - HOW TO Reconfigure an _msdcs Subdomain to a Forest-wide DNS
Application Directory Partition When You Upgrade from Win:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=817470



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OK, so these entries are only needed by a 2K3 domain yes?

What happens if I upgrade to 2K3 AD (which has already
been done) and upgrade DNS to 2K3 AD Integrared and i
dont have those entries?
 
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PHIL said:
OK, so these entries are only needed by a 2K3 domain yes?

What happens if I upgrade to 2K3 AD (which has already
been done) and upgrade DNS to 2K3 AD Integrared and i
dont have those entries?
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Well, they are created when installing AD 2k3. If you upgrade a W2k to W2k3
AD, yes, AD W2k uses them as well.


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Ace

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Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
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