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■ NotifyServers Only servers specified by the -NotifyServers parameter are automati-
cally notified of changes to the domain. Any other servers that are allowed to request
zone transfers must request the transfer manually.
Thought experiment
Designing namespace and DNS zones
In this thought experiment, apply what you've learned about this objective. You can
find answers to these questions in the “Answers” section at the end of this chapter.
You are the network administrator for Trey Research. Your Forest root zone is
TreyResearch.net, with child domains of Engineering and Finance, and a tree domain
of TailspinToys.com. Users are located in several branch locations, as well as a central
main office, and all need access to resources in both trees.
You need to design your namespace and DNS zones to provide fast and efficient
lookups while maintaining as secure an environment as possible, especially in
branch office locations. Further, you need to minimize network traffic.
1. It has been suggested that you use secondary zones at the branch sites to pro-
vide a better resource lookup experience. The branch sites do not have domain
controllers. What are the pluses and minuses of using secondary zones at the
branch offices, and what other solutions might you consider?
2. There is a lot of computer name churn in the Engineering department as they
continually build and rebuild clients and servers to support ever-changing
project requirements. This name churn includes both static DNS names and
DHCP names. What are your options to reduce the management overhead to the
system administrators?
3. Consider the DNS churn and management overhead in the Engineering depart-
ment DNS structure from a broader perspective. What other steps might you
suggest?
Objective summary
■ Windows DNS Server supports primary, secondary, and stub DNS zones.
■ Primary and stub DNS zones can be Active Directory-integrated.
■ Both forward and reverse lookup zones are supported.
■ Starting with Windows Server 2012, full Windows PowerShell support for DNS servers
is included.