Hi Paul,
Yes, you can follow the 313563 to setup the second DNS server.
The client will request for the name resolution from the second DNS server
if the first DNS server is down.
The second DNS server will not be upgraded to the primary automatically.
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Steven Liu
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| Hi Kevin,
|
| I have three DCs but only one is running DNS, if I want to
| add a second DNS server is it a secondary as indicated in
| the KB article 313563. I am mainly thinking about if the
| DC that has DNS installed is unavailable that DNS will
| still work. But also if the DNS server failed can a
| secondary DNS server be converted to a primary or will it
| still function while the DNS server is being restored.
|
| Many Thanks
| Paul
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >In | >paul <
[email protected]> posted their concerns
| >Then Kevin made his reply below:
| >> On our 2000 network we have just one DNS server which is
| >> active directory integrated. Although it has been
| working
| >> well I would like to install DNS on another server for
| >> fault tolerance and load balancing. I have found a KB
| >> article
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| >> scid=kb;en-us;313563 which describes how to set up a
| >> secondary server. Is this what I need to do and will
| this
| >> be active directory integrated also or will it create a
| >> text file.
| >>
| >> Many Thanks
| >> Paul
| >
| >Hello Paul,
| >Is there only one DC?
| >Having more than one DNS server does little for load
| balancing, the
| >alternate DNS is only used if the Primary fails to answer.
| >IMO if your Primary fails and you only have one DC load
| balancing or even
| >having another DNS will be the least of your problems,
| especially if the DC
| >goes down or is not available. I would highly recommend
| adding a second DC
| >even if the DC only meets minimum hardware reqirements,
| which I believe is
| >something like 300Mhz 128MB memory You should be able to
| aquire one of these
| >for under $300 then you will have a backup of all domain
| accounts and can
| >still logon, JIC the main DC takes a vacation on you.
| Remember the DC
| >Athenticates users, if you have no DC available your
| network resources won't
| >be available to anyone.
| >
| >--
| >Best regards,
| >Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
| >Hope This Helps
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