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Delegating the DNS Domain for the New Regional Domain

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

The Active Directory DNS owner is responsible for delegating the zone matching the name of the regional domain to the DNS servers (domain controllers) that you will be installing in the regional domain.

Figure 7.4 shows when the DNS domain is delegated during the regional domain deployment process.

Figure 7.4   Delegating the DNS Domain for the New Regional Domain

Delegating DNS Domain for New Regional Domain

Before you create the new regional domain, delegate the DNS domain for the new Windows Server 2003 regional domain:

  • In the forest root domain DNS zone.

  • On any forest root domain controller.

To delegate the DNS domain for the new regional domain

  1. Open the DNS snap-in from any domain controller in the forest root domain.

  2. In the console tree, right-click the forest root domain zone, and then click New Delegation.

  3. Complete the New Delegation Wizard by using the information documented in your Domain Controller Configuration worksheet and the instructions in Table 7.1. Accept the default settings when no information is supplied. Table 7.1 includes sample data entered by Trey Research for their first two regional domain controllers, SEA-WEST-DC01 and SEA-WEST-DC02.

    Table 7.1   Delegating the DNS Domain for the Regional Domain

    Wizard Page Action Example

    Delegated Domain Name

    In the Delegated Domain box, type the name of the regional domain.

    west

    Name Servers

    Click Add. In the New Resource Record dialog box, in the Server name box, type the name of the first domain controller you plan to deploy.

    SEA-WEST-DC01. west.trccorp.treyresearch.net

    In the New Resource Record dialog box, in the IP address box, type the corresponding IP address of the domain controller, click Add, and then click OK.

    172.16.16.20

    Click Add, and in the New Resource Record dialog box, in the Server name box, type the name of another domain controller you plan to deploy in the regional domain.

    SEA-WEST-DC02. west.trccorp.treyresearch.net

    In the New Resource Record dialog box, in the IP address box, type the corresponding IP address of the other domain controller, click Add, and then click OK.

    172.16.16.21