Russ, The possibility of unintentionally losing important records is the greatest danger inherent in scavenging. This is why I pointed you to that document. Please read it, Another reason to read it is that the problem you are experiencing is discussed in that document. Just look at it, and scavenging will become a lot clearer to you.
Sincerely, _____ (, / | /) /) /) /---| (/_ ______ ___// _ // _ ) / |_/(__(_) // (_(_)(/_(_(_/(__(/_ (_/ /) (/ Microsoft MVP - Directory Services www.akomolafe.com - we know IT -5.75, -3.23 Do you now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were worried about Yesterday? -anon From: Rimmerman, Russ Sent: Wed 11/15/2006 7:03 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DNS Scavenging OK that explains my problems then. When I enable it at the server level, it won't actually do anything to the zones that aren't enabled, correct? I mean, is it a two step process, you enable the server, and then enable the zones you actually want to scavenge one at a time? I just don't want anything to disappear out of DNS suddenly when I enable the server level, that ends up being a CLM (career limiting move). -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Longden Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:37 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DNS Scavenging Unless you enable it on a server (or manually initiate it against a server) nothing's actually being scavenged. The settings on the zone only allow the timestamps to replicate and defines what records would be deleted assuming scavenging is run. So until a DNS server that hosts a primary copy of the zone performs the scavenging process you can continue to watch those duplicates accumulate and your SMS admins complain. :) - Roger -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rimmerman, Russ Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 8:03 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] DNS Scavenging We're in the middle of an SMS deployment and SMS is making us very aware that DNS scavenging and WINS tombstoning doesn't appear to be happening as much as it should. Looking through our DNS records for our domain, there's like 2 and 3 machine names for one IP. Two of them were tossed in the trash, one is still alive. We have scavenging set to 7 days on the zones, but not enabled at the server level (that seems a bit scarier). Shouldn't DNS scavenging work if enabled on the zone? We're running Win2k3 on our DNS/DCs, some with sp1 some without. Thanks in advance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information of Cameron and its Operating Divisions. Any unauthorized use or disclosure is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and delete and destroy all copies of the original message inclusive of any attachments. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir@mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir@mail.activedir.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information of Cameron and its Operating Divisions. Any unauthorized use or disclosure is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and delete and destroy all copies of the original message inclusive of any attachments. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir@mail.activedir.org/