Chapter 4. Designing a DNS Implementation Strategy


Terms you'll need to understand:

  • BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Daemon)

  • Delegated domain

  • Domain

  • Dynamic update

  • Incremental zone transfer

  • Internal and external names

  • Root domain name

  • SRV record

  • Standard primary DNS server

  • Standard secondary DNS server

  • Zone

  • Zone transfer

Techniques you'll need to master:

  • Understanding DNS names and hierarchies

  • Installing and configuring DNS servers

  • Delegating zones to multiple DNS servers

  • Configuring different external (public) and internal (AD) DNS namespaces

  • Understanding interoperability issues with Microsoft and non-Microsoft DNS servers

Microsoft Windows 2000 and Active Directory depend heavily on a well-designed and reliable domain name system (DNS) infrastructure. In this chapter, you will learn how to design an effective DNS strategy for an organization and how DNS servers provide essential services for Windows 2000 and Active Directory. You will learn different techniques for integrating Microsoft's DNS into an existing non-Microsoft DNS infrastructure and how to identify potential interoperability issues. In addition, naming strategies are covered here as they relate to an overall Active Directory naming strategy.



MCSE Active Directory Services Design. Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 70-219)
MCSE Windows 2000 Active Directory Services Design Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 70-219)
ISBN: 0789728648
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 148

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