RE: [ActiveDir] DNS Issue

[Deji Akomolafe]

Title: Re: [ActiveDir] DNS Issue

In case you are still reading this, I'm still up for the next 30 minutes in case you need someone to bounce ideas off of. If not, good luck.

 

 

Sincerely,

D�j� Ak�m�l�f�, MCSE MCSA MCP+I

Microsoft MVP - Directory Services

www.readymaids.com - we know IT
www.akomolafe.com
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From: Aaron Visser
Sent: Wed 9/22/2004 9:26 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] DNS Issue

Deji, Thanks for the info I am heading back to work to give this a try. My only concern is the fact that I did not have DNS running on the secondary DC before the 1st one went down.

Aaron Visser


On 9/22/04 7:28 PM, "Deji Akomolafe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Look at the TCP/IP properties of the new server and make sure that it is pointing to itself for DNS (and WINS, if you use WINS). Make sure that the option to "use lmhosts..." is uncheck. Make sure you've properly removed traces of the dead server from AD. Make sure that you remove all replication links between the new and dead server (AD SItes and Services)

Take a look at my little "FSMO" pep talk here: http://www.akomolafe.com/docs/xferfsmos.htm

You should be able to create your zone without the presence of the dead server. Check eventlog for relevant errors. Also be sure to modify your DHCP scope to reflect the fact that this is now your main DNS server (at least for the time being)


Sincerely,

D�j� Ak�m�l�f�, MCSE MCSA MCP+I
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
www.readymaids.com <http://www.readymaids.com>  - we know IT
www.akomolafe.com
Do you now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were worried about Yesterday?  -anon

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From: Aaron Visser
Sent: Wed 9/22/2004 5:59 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [ActiveDir] DNS Issue

Ok here it goes,

Windows 2003 Servers

Today the Raid controller lost the HD config on my main AD server after hour
or so of trying to get it back online I decided to opt for the promotion of
AD to my secondary Domain controller and just rebuild the 1st one. Well the
big problem I faced was that I never installed DNS on the second domain
controller. I decieded to go ahead with the FSMO promotion and everything
was seized just fine. But now I sit with no DNS (I installed DNS before the
Seizer of roles) but it is not creating any Zones. I have tried to create a
new Zone but it keeps looking for the downed server?

Any help in this would be greatly appreciated

Thanks,
Aaron Visser

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