I'm setting up a test environment for our eventual migration to Windows Server 2008R2 It's easy to set up two DC's, both with DNS, which properly replicates. I'd like to set up a dedicated third DNS server though so that I can point my clients to that, rather than my DCs, which are doubling as File Servers. I have two questions though. First: If I want to add a third DNS server, without installing Active Directory, do I install Secondary Zone and point to one of my two AD/DNS servers, or is there a better way to install DNS to automatically replicate to AD Integrated DNS? Second: For my two primary DC/DNS, do I need to set up the DNS forwarder on both, or only one? Since I'm adding the third server to act as DNS for my client machines, should I set the third DNS server to have the forwarder, and not configure a forwarder on the two primary AD/DNS servers? Thanks in advance.

Hi, Thank you for your post. I'd like to set up a dedicated third DNS server though so that I can point my clients to that, rather than my DCs, which are doubling as File Servers In the third DNS server, you could only create Secondary zone without ADDS. But Secondary zone is merely a copy of a primary zone that is hosted on another server.If your clients set DNS server to third DNS server, the DNS server couldn't register/update any client DNS record. Q1.is there a better way to install DNS to automatically replicate to AD Integrated DNS The replication of DNS zone without ADDS could just set to one-way replication, from primary zone to Secondary zone. Q2.For my two primary DC/DNS, do I need to set up the DNS forwarder on both, or only one? You need to set up DNS forwarder on all DNS server. Summary, please set up third DNS server with ADDS for DNS replication and redundancy. If there are more inquiries on this issue, please feel free to let us know. RegardsRick Tan TechNet Community Support

Just to clarify, the only way to add a third AD DNS replicated server is to install AD DS along with DNS on the third machine? It should work without promoting the third station to DC?

Just to clarify, the only way to add a third AD DNS replicated server is to install AD DS along with DNS on the third machine? It should work without promoting the third station to DC?

Just to clarify, the only way to add a third AD DNS replicated server is to install AD DS along with DNS on the third machine? It should work without promoting the third station to DC?

If the third server is not going to be a DC, then you can setup a secondary zone to transfer from one or both of the other DCs (assuming you configure the zone to allow for zone transfers). Guides and tutorials, visit ITGeared.com.

If the third server is not going to be a DC, then you can setup a secondary zone to transfer from one or both of the other DCs (assuming you configure the zone to allow for zone transfers). Guides and tutorials, visit ITGeared.com.

If the third server is not going to be a DC, then you can setup a secondary zone to transfer from one or both of the other DCs (assuming you configure the zone to allow for zone transfers). Guides and tutorials, visit ITGeared.com.

Hi, DNS server with ADDS means DNS server promoting to DC and set up AD integrated primary DNS zone. Please read this similar thread to know more about DNS zone replication. RegardsRick Tan TechNet Community Support

Hi, DNS server with ADDS means DNS server promoting to DC and set up AD integrated primary DNS zone. Please read this similar thread to know more about DNS zone replication. RegardsRick Tan TechNet Community Support

Hi, DNS server with ADDS means DNS server promoting to DC and set up AD integrated primary DNS zone. Please read this similar thread to know more about DNS zone replication. RegardsRick Tan TechNet Community Support

Thanks all for the help. I have one more semi-related question. I have https://srv1.domain.com Users are going to http://srv1.domain.com How can I use DNS to redirect them to https://? Thanks!

Thanks all for the help. I have one more semi-related question. I have https://srv1.domain.com Users are going to http://srv1.domain.com How can I use DNS to redirect them to https://? Thanks!

Thanks all for the help. I have one more semi-related question. I have https://srv1.domain.com Users are going to http://srv1.domain.com How can I use DNS to redirect them to https://? Thanks!

Hi, DNS could only resolve Domain Name and IP address other than redirect protocol. You could configure IIS to redirect from http to https. Please read article below. Simplify the Outlook Web App URL in Exchange Server 2010 RegardsRick Tan TechNet Community Support

Hi, DNS could only resolve Domain Name and IP address other than redirect protocol. You could configure IIS to redirect from http to https. Please read article below. Simplify the Outlook Web App URL in Exchange Server 2010 RegardsRick Tan TechNet Community Support

Hi, DNS could only resolve Domain Name and IP address other than redirect protocol. You could configure IIS to redirect from http to https. Please read article below. Simplify the Outlook Web App URL in Exchange Server 2010 RegardsRick Tan TechNet Community Support