Before you create forest trusts between domains, it is important
to verify that the Domain Name System (DNS) server in your
environment is properly set up and configured to accept future
trust relationships. Complete the tasks in this checklist in order.
When a reference link takes you to a conceptual topic, return to
this topic after you review the conceptual topic so that you can
proceed with the remaining tasks in this checklist.
Task |
Reference |
- Ensure that DNS is set up properly.
|
|
- If there is a root DNS server that can be the
root DNS server for both of the forest DNS namespaces, make it the
root server by ensuring that the root zone contains delegations for
each of the DNS namespaces. Also, update the root hints of all DNS
servers with the new root DNS server.
|
|
- If there is no shared root DNS server and the
root DNS servers for each forest DNS namespace are running a
Windows Server 2008 or a Windows Server 2008 R2
operating system, configure DNS conditional forwarders in each DNS
namespace to route queries for names in the other namespace.
|
|
- If there is no shared root DNS server and the
root DNS servers for each forest DNS namespace are not running a
Windows Server 2008 or a Windows Server 2008 R2
operating system, configure DNS secondary zones in each DNS
namespace to route queries for names in the other namespace.
|
|
|
|