Domain Name System (DNS)
Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Documentation
DNS
New Features in DNS for Windows Server 2008 R2
DNS Overview
Checklist: Add a Domain Controller with the DNS Server Service
Checklist: Store Data in an AD DS Application Partition
Checklist: Use Forwarders
Checklist: Automatically Remove Stale Resource Records
Checklist: Create an Alias (CNAME) Record
Checklist: Use Resource Records
Checklist: Secure Your DNS Server
Checklist: Configure DNS Client Settings
Checklist: Migrate a DNS Server
Checklist: Create a Reverse Lookup Zone
Installing and Configuring Servers
Understanding Active Directory Domain Services Integration
Understanding Forwarders
Using Forwarders
Planning DNS Zones
Planning DNS Servers
Understanding DNS Zone Replication in Active Directory Domain Services
Install a DNS Server
Configure a DNS Server for Use with Active Directory Domain Services
Configure a New DNS Server
Configure a DNS Server to Use Forwarders
Create a DNS Application Directory Partition
Enlist a DNS Server in a DNS Application Directory Partition
Remove a DNS Server from a DNS Application Directory Partition
Change the Boot Method Used by the DNS Server
Configuring Multihomed Servers
Restrict a DNS Server to Listen Only on Selected Addresses
Secure the Server Cache Against Names Pollution
Modify Security for the DNS Server Service on a Domain Controller
Disable Recursion on the DNS Server
Updating Root Hints
Update Root Hints on the DNS Server
Managing Servers and Zones
Add a Server to DNS Manager
Remove a Server from DNS Manager
Start or Stop a DNS Server
Pause or Resume a Zone
Adding Zones
Understanding Zones
Understanding Zone Types
Understanding Reverse Lookup
Add a Forward Lookup Zone
Add a Reverse Lookup Zone
Add a Stub Zone
Deploying a GlobalNames Zone
Configuring Zone Properties
Understanding Zone Delegation
Understanding Zone Types
Create a Zone Delegation
Enable DNS to Use WINS Resolution
Specify Other DNS Servers as Authoritative for a Zone
Change the Zone Type
Change the Zone Replication Scope
Modify Security for a Directory-Integrated Zone
Modify Zone Transfer Settings
Managing Resource Records
Adding Resource Records
Understanding Dynamic Update
Allow Dynamic Updates
Allow Only Secure Dynamic Updates
Add a Resource Record to a Zone
Add an Alias (CNAME) Resource Record to a Zone
Modify Security for a Resource Record
Use Aging and Scavenging
Understanding Aging and Scavenging
Set Aging and Scavenging Properties for a Zone
Set Aging and Scavenging Properties for the DNS Server
Enable Automatic Scavenging of Stale Resource Records
Start Immediate Scavenging of Stale Resource Records
View When a Zone Can Start Scavenging Stale Records
Reset Aging and Scavenging Properties for a Specified Resource Record
Managing Clients
Understanding DNS Client Settings
Enable DNS for DHCP-Enabled Clients
Configure DNS for Static Clients
Securing DNS
Security Information for DNS
Securing DNS Deployment
Securing the DNS Server Service
Securing DNS Zones
Securing DNS Resource Records
Securing DNS Clients
Troubleshooting DNS
Troubleshooting DNS Clients
Troubleshooting DNS Servers
Troubleshooting Dynamic Updates
Troubleshooting Zone Problems
DNS Tools
User Interface: DNS Server
Advanced Dialog Box (WINS)
Mail Exchanger (MX) Resource Record Dialog Box
New ATM Address (ATMA) Resource Record Dialog Box
New Host Dialog Box
New Name Server Record Dialog Box
Notify Dialog Box
Server Aging/Scavenging Properties Dialog Box
Service Location (SRV) Resource Record Dialog Box
Zone Aging/Scavenging Properties Dialog Box
Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Documentation