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MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration. Chapter 6 Managing and Administering DNS in Windows Server 2008. Objectives. Describe and install Active Directory Domain Services Manage your Domain Name System (DNS) environment

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MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

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  1. MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration Chapter 6 Managing and Administering DNS in Windows Server 2008

  2. Objectives • Describe and install Active Directory Domain Services • Manage your Domain Name System (DNS) environment • Troubleshoot your DNS environment • Manage Windows Internet Name Service • Describe the new features of DNS in Windows Server 2008 MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  3. Introduction to Active Directory Domain Services • Active Directory (AD) clients • Use DNS to locate all the resources available on the network • DNS servers you can run in an AD DS environment • Standard DNS servers • AD DS–integrated DNS servers MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  4. Introduction to Active Directory Domain Services (continued) • Activity 6-1: Resetting Network Adapters • Time Required: 15 minutes • Objective: Reset the network adapters on lab servers MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

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  6. Using AD DS • AD DS • Microsoft’s implementation of a directory services infrastructure • Stores attributes, or specific information, for objects within a network MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  7. Using AD DS (continued) • Activity 6-2: Installing the AD DS Role on MSN-SRV-0XX • Time Required: 10 minutes • Objective: Install the AD DS server role MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  8. Using AD DS (continued) • Activity 6-3: Promoting MSN-SRV-0XX to a DC • Time Required: 40 minutes • Objective: Build the first DC in a domain MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  9. Using AD DS (continued) • Activity 6-4: Reviewing the New DNS Zone Additions • Time Required: 10 minutes • Objective: Review new zones and records created by the AD DS installation process MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

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  11. Using AD DS (continued) • Domain controller locator • Runs at logon to provide client with location of a DC that can authenticate its requests • AD domain names • Every AD domain in Windows Server 2008 has a naming convention based on a DNS domain name • DNS requirements for AD • When a DC is added to a domain, SRV and A records are created to allow clients to find a DC during logon MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

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  13. AD-Integrated DNS • Benefits of AD DNS • Faster and more efficient replication • Database security • Multimaster support for updates and replication • Administrators can choose one of the following zone replication options for AD DS DNS zones • To all DNS servers in this forest • To all DNS servers in this domain • To all domain controllers in this domain (for Windows 2000 compatibility) MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  14. AD-Integrated DNS (continued) • Activity 6-5: Changing the Zone Replication Settings for bentech.local • Time Required: 10 minutes • Objective: Change replication options for AD DS–integrated zone MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  15. DNS Zone Layout • AD DS site structure • AD DS sites are designed to limit the replication traffic across wide area network (WAN) links • Distribution of an IT department • How your network is administered helps determine the layout for your DNS zones and servers • Forwarding • Types: standard and conditional MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  16. DNS Zone Layout (continued) • Activity 6-6: Delegating a DNS Zone to MSN-SC-0XX • Time Required: 20 minutes • Objective: Delegate control of a DNS zone for a subdomain to another server MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

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  18. Dynamic DNS • Allows supported DNS clients to dynamically update their DNS records on a DNS server • Allows DNS clients to update their A, AAAA, and PTR records • Deletes records of clients removed from the domain or whose DHCP leases expire • Scavenging • Process within a DNS database that uses time stamps to determine when records can update themselves MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

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  20. Dynamic DNS (continued) • DHCP configuration • By default, DHCP is configured to provide dynamic updates to clients that support this feature • DNS configuration • Dynamic updates are configured at the DNS zone level • Secure and nonsecure updates • Secure: Performed only by an authenticated client • Nonsecure: Performed by any client MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  21. Dynamic DNS (continued) • How clients use DNS in an Active Directory environment • Failure to point your client to internal DNS servers can cause problems • DNS Client Group Policy settings • For environments that do not use DHCP or have statically assigned IP addresses, this is a good option for defining DNS suffixes and search orders MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

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  23. Dynamic DNS (continued) • Activity 6-7: Changing Group Policy Settings • Time Required: 20 minutes • Objective: Modify Group Policy settings MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  24. Managing DNS • DNS console • Main GUI tool used for configuring DNS • Provides access to all DNS zones available on a server, along with configuration settings for the DNS role • DNS Manager • Allows you to add DNS servers MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  25. Configuration Settings in the DNS Console • DNS server level • Configuration and maintenance tasks you can perform • Configure a DNS server • Create the default application (Directory Partitions) • Create a zone • Set aging/scavenging for all zones • Scavenge stale resource records MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  26. Configuration Settings in the DNS Console (continued) • Activity 6-8: Configuring DNS at the Server Level • Time Required: 15 minutes • Objective: Setting server-level properties MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  27. Configuration Settings in the DNS Console (continued) • DNS zone level • Level where all DNS zones exist • DNS record level • Modifying and deleting records • Defining security settings on a DNS record • Managing scavenging settings for a record • Setting record Time to Live MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  28. Configuration Settings in the DNS Console (continued) • Activity 6-10: Modifying a DNS Record • Time Required: 5 minutes • Objective: Modify properties of a DNS record MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  29. Round-Robin DNS • Allows an administrator to configure load balancing of servers based on DNS name resolution information • DNScmd • Can be used to disable or enable round-robin DNS along with other DNS features MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  30. Round-Robin DNS (continued) • Activity 6-11: Setting Up Round-Robin DNS and Creating Records • Time Required: 15 minutes • Objective: Setting up DNS records for load balancing using round-robin DNS MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  31. Conditional Forwarding • Forwarding based on a specific domain name • Created in their own location under your server in the DNS console MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  32. Conditional Forwarding (continued) • Activity 6-12: Creating a Conditional Forwarder for badgerironman.com • Time Required: 15 minutes • Objective: Create a conditional forwarder in the DNS console MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  33. Conditional Forwarding (continued) • DNScmd • Command-line tool for performing configuration and maintenance tasks on a DNS server • Can be used to: • Create and delete DNS zones • Add and delete • View information about DNS zones and records • Change the zone type MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  34. Conditional Forwarding (continued) • Activity 6-13: Performing Management Tasks with DNScmd • Time Required: 15 minutes • Objective: Managing DNS zones with DNScmd MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  35. Troubleshooting DNS • DNS server logs • Global Logs folder: contains a subset of the event logs relating specifically to DNS called DNS Events • General Tab: DNS Events log file is set to a default size of 16,384 KB • Filter Tab: allows you to modify the view of the DNS Server log for better analysis of events MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  36. Troubleshooting DNS (continued) • Activity 6-14: Modifying the DNS Server Log Size and Retention Value • Time Required: 10 minutes • Objective: Modify the DNS Server log settings for your environment MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  37. Troubleshooting DNS (continued) • Activity 6-15: Modifying the DNS Server Log View • Time Required: 10 minutes • Objective: Modify the DNS Server log view to find the root cause of a network issue MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  38. Command-Line Utilities • Ping • You can ping a server by host name or FQDN • Ipconfig • Commands and switches: ipconfig /all, ipconfig /flushdns, ipconfig /displaydns, ipconfig /registerdns • DCDiag • Allows you to perform diagnostic queries of your DCs • Nslookup • Allows you to perform detailed queries for DNS information from the command line MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  39. Command-Line Utilities (continued) • Nslookup • Noninteractive - allows you to perform a single query from the command line by entering all of the query parameters at once • Interactive - allows you to launch nslookup in a command-line shell where you can define parameters one by one • Used with debug parameter; provides more detailed information MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

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  42. Command-Line Utilities (continued) • Activity 6-16: Using Nslookup in Interactive Mode • Time Required: 15 minutes • Objective: Perform DNS queries with nslookup MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

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  44. Command-Line Utilities (continued) • Debug log • Windows Server 2008 allows you to turn on debug logging for a DNS server • Allows you to capture packet data related to the DNS server functionality MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

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  46. WINS • Microsoft’s technology for resolving NetBIOS names to IP addresses • Based on two important pieces • The Server service and the Client service • WINS server service • Responsible for maintaining the WINS database and responding to WINS requests • The WINS client service • Responsible for initiating WINS queries, client registration, and name renewal MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  47. WINS (continued) • Activity 6-17: Installing WINS • Time Required: 15 minutes • Objective: Install a WINS server on your network MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  48. WINS (continued) • Activity 6-18: Editing the LMHOSTS File • Time Required: 15 minutes • Objective: Edit a user’s LMHOSTS file MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  49. WINS (continued) • Global name zones (GNZs) • Provide single name–to–IP address resolution by creating CNAME records in a special GNZ • If a GNZ is created, a DNS server looks to the GNZ first and then to WINS MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

  50. WINS (continued) • Activity 6-19: Creating the GNZ • Time Required: 15 minutes • Objective: Create the GNZ and associated alias records. MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

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