June 2017
Beginner to intermediate
742 pages
18h 29m
English
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Primary zone
Primary zone is a read/write container that contains the DNS records for a domain. When you create the first domain controller with integrated DNS in a domain, it will create a primary zone by default. It holds a master copy of the zone and stores it in AD DS. Primary zones will be the source for secondary zones. It is allowed to create primary zones and integrate them with AD DS even though they are not related to the AD DS domain name.
In an AD-integrated DNS setup, primary zone can be created using the following command:
Add-DnsServerPrimaryZone -Name "rebeladmin.net" -ReplicationScope "Forest" -PassThru
This will create ...