So now you
understand that Windows 2000 domains
rely heavily on DNS entries. If you
enable dynamic update on the relevant
DNS zones, W2K creates these entries
automatically:
Enables a
client to locate a W2K domain controller
in the domain named by <DNSDomainName>.
A client searching for a domain
controller in the domain dpetri.net
would query the DNS server for
_ldap._tcp.dpetri.net.
Enables a
client to find a W2K domain controller
in the domain and site specified (e.g.,
_ldap._tcp.lab._sites.dpetri.net for a
domain controller in the Lab site of
dpetri.net).
Enables a
client to find the PDC flexible single
master object (FSMO) role holder of a
mixed-mode domain. Only the PDC of the
domain registers this record.
Enables a
client to find a Global Catalog (GC)
server. Only domain controllers serving
as GC servers for the tree will register
this name. If a server ceases to be a GC
server, the server will deregister the
record.
Enables a
client to find a GC server in the
specified site (e.g.,
_ldap._tcp.lab._sites.gc._msdcs.dpetri.net).
Enables a
client to find a domain controller in a
domain based on the domain controller’s
globally unique ID. A GUID is a 128-bit
(8 byte) number that generates
automatically for referencing Active
Directory objects.
Enables a
client to find a domain controller
through a normal Host record.
After
running DCPROMO, A text file containing
the appropriate DNS resource records for
the domain controller is created. The
file called Netlogon.dns is created in
the %systemroot%\System32\config folder
and contains all the records needed to
register the resource records of the
domain controller. Netlogon.dns is used
by the Windows 2000 NetLogon service and
to support Active Directory for
non-Windows 2000 DNS servers.
If you are
using a DNS server that supports the SRV
resource record but does not support
dynamic updates (such as a UNIX-based
DNS server or a Windows NT Server 4.0
DNS server), you can import the records
in Netlogon.dns into the appropriate
primary zone file to manually configure
the primary zone on that server to
support Active Directory. |