Dnscmd

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 A command-line interface for managing DNS servers. This utility is useful in scripting batch files to help automate routine DNS management tasks, or to perform simple unattended setup and configuration of new DNS servers on your network. Syntax Copy dnscmd <ServerName> <command> [<command parameters>] Parameters Parameter Description <ServerName> The IP address or host name of a remote or local DNS server. Commands Command Description dnscmd /ageallrecords Sets the current time on all time stamps in a zone or node. […]

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Dnscmd Examples: Domain Name System(DNS)

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2 DNSCmd Examples Example 1: Set the current time on a time stamp to resource records To set the current time on a time stamp to resource records, type: dnscmd reskit.com /ageallrecords test.reskit.com The following question is displayed: Are you sure you want to force aging on node? Type y to apply the time. Output similar to the following displays: Copy DNS Server reskit.com forced aging on records at root of zone test.reskit.com: Status = 0 (0x00000000) Command completed successfully. Example 2: […]

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Understanding DNS Zone Replication in Active Directory Domain Services

You can store Domain Name System (DNS) zones in the domain or application directory partitions of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). A partition is a data structure in AD DS that distinguishes data for different replication purposes. For more information, see Understanding Active Directory Domain Services Integration. The following table describes the available zone replication scopes for AD DS-integrated DNS zone data. Zone replication scope Description All DNS servers in the forest that are domain controllers running Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 Replicates zone data to all Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 domain controllers running […]

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