DNS on Windows Server 2003, 3rd Edition

Installing the Microsoft DNS Server

Our plan for the Movie U. network is to run name servers on two hosts: terminator and wormhole. But a fresh installation of Windows Server 2003 doesn’t include the DNS server by default, so we need to install it on these hosts.^[1]

Start by selecting Start → Manage Your Server. This brings up the administrator’s one-stop-shopping application, Manage Your Server, as shown in Figure 4-2.

Figure 4-2. Manage Your Server

Choose Add or remove a role. The next window is titled Preliminary Steps and we don’t show it, but it just admonishes you to have the computer connected to the network and any peripherals and to have your installation media handy. After clicking Next on this screen, you might (or might not)^[2] see the Configuration Options screen, which gives you the option to install several common services all at once or pick and choose a custom configuration. We don’t show this screen either, but choose Custom configuration and click Next.

Now you’re presented with the Server Role window, shown in Figure 4-3. Select DNS server as shown in the figure and click Next.

Figure 4-3. The Server Role window

The resulting window, Summary of Selections, describes the actions about to be taken. Click Next to install the DNS server and do some preliminary configuration. ...