Event ID 4001 — DNS Server Active Directory Integration
Applies To: Windows Server 2008
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You can configure the DNS Server service to use Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) to store zone data. This makes it possible for the DNS server to rely on directory replication, which enhances security, reliability, and ease of administration.
Event Details
| Product: | Windows Operating System |
| ID: | 4001 |
| Source: | Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Server-Service |
| Version: | 6.0 |
| Symbolic Name: | DNS_EVENT_DS_ZONE_OPEN_FAILED |
| Message: | The DNS server was unable to open zone %1 in the Active Directory. This DNS server is configured to obtain and use information from the directory for this zone and is unable to load the zone without it. Check that the Active Directory is functioning properly and reload the zone. The event data is the error code. |
Resolve
Troubleshoot AD DS and reload the zone
The DNS Server service relies on Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) to store and retrieve information for AD DS-integrated zones. This error indicates that AD DS is not responding to requests from the DNS Server service. Ensure that AD DS is functioning properly, troubleshoot any problems, and then reload the zone.
For information about troubleshooting AD DS, see Active Directory Troubleshooting Topics (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=95789).
To perform this procedure, you must have membership in Administrators, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority.
To reload a zone:
- On the DNS server, start Server Manager. To start Server Manager, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager.
- In the console tree, expand Roles, expand DNS Server, and then expand DNS.
- Expand the DNS server, and then expand the folder containing the zone that you want to reload.
- Right-click the zone, and then click Reload.
Verify
Ensure that Event IDs 4523 and 4524 are being logged and that no events in the range 4000 to 4019 appear in the Domain Name System (DNS) event log.