Active Directory Cookbook for windows server 2003- P41:If you are familiar with the O'Reilly Cookbook format that can be seen in other popular books, such as the Perl Cookbook, Java Cookbook, and DNS and BIND Cookbook, then the layout of this book will not be anything new to you. The book is composed of 18 chapters, each containing 10-30 recipes for performing a specific Active Directory task. Within each recipe are four sections: problem, solution, discussion, and see also. | a dnsRecord attribute which is multivalued and contains all of the resource records associated with that node. Unfortunately the contents of that attribute are stored in a binary format and are not directly readable. Table 13-1 and Table 13-2 contain some of the interesting attributes that are available on dnsZone and dnsNode objects respectively. Table 13-1. Attributes of dnsZone objects Attribute Description dc Relative distinguished name of the zone. dnsProperty Binary formatted string that stores configuration information about the zone. msDS-Approx-Immed- Subordinates Approximate number of nodes contained within the zone. This is new to Windows Server 2003. Table 13-2. Attributes of dnsNode objects Attribute Description dc Relative distinguished name of the node. dnsRecord Binary formatted multivalued attribute that stores the resource records associated with the node. dnsTombstoned Boolean that indicates whether the node is marked for deletion. FALSE means it is not and TRUE means that it is. Recipe Creating a Forward Lookup Zone Problem You want to create a forward lookup zone. A forward lookup zone maps names to IP addresses or other names. Solution Using a graphical user interface 1. Open the DNS Management snap-in. 2. If an entry for the DNS server you want to connect to does not exist right-click on DNS in the left pane and select Connect to DNS Server. Select This computer or The following computer enter the server you want to connect to if applicable and click OK. 3. Expand the server in the left pane and click on Forward Lookup Zones. 411 4. Right-click on Forward Lookup Zones and select New Zone. 5. Click Next. 6. Select the zone type and click Next. 7. If you selected to store the zone data in Active Directory next you will be asked which servers you want to replicate the DNS data to. Click Next after you make your selection. This only applies for Windows Server 2003 . 8. Enter the zone name and click Next. 9. Fill out .
