ITschoolGuy
Instructor
Hello good Tek-Tips folks:
I'm hoping someone here can give me some guidance. I am overseeing a project for a nationwide organization and the sub-contractor who was our main networking guru has bailed on us with only 4 days left.
I need to know how to take SOA for a domain. Specifically -
My client has a Windows AD domain with multiple Server 2003 DCs in two locations. Some big company is managing their network so the domain is actually part of a larger tree/forest structure that belongs to that company providing the services. As of Monday, 4/28, my client is ending their contract with that service company and, as such, all their DCs will be demoted and their whole network will become autonomous. From that point on they want to manage their own network...so we'll be setting up a new Windows domain for them.
In addition, my client has a .org Internet domain for their website and their e-mail. Their e-mail is handled by an Exchange server that is part of the aforementioned managed Windows domain.
In preparation for this changeover, I have been asked to "take SOA for the domain". Although I understand what this means in theory (Start of Authority record in DNS)...in actual practice I'm not sure how to approach it.
I have provided a brand new Windows 2003 Server that presently stands-alone (i.e. it has Internet access but is not part of any domain). I can configure this new server to have either a static public IP address or a private NAT IP address (or both). I can setup DNS on this new server. I just don't know what steps to follow to "Take SOA".
Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.
Cheers!
Chris
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I'm hoping someone here can give me some guidance. I am overseeing a project for a nationwide organization and the sub-contractor who was our main networking guru has bailed on us with only 4 days left.
I need to know how to take SOA for a domain. Specifically -
My client has a Windows AD domain with multiple Server 2003 DCs in two locations. Some big company is managing their network so the domain is actually part of a larger tree/forest structure that belongs to that company providing the services. As of Monday, 4/28, my client is ending their contract with that service company and, as such, all their DCs will be demoted and their whole network will become autonomous. From that point on they want to manage their own network...so we'll be setting up a new Windows domain for them.
In addition, my client has a .org Internet domain for their website and their e-mail. Their e-mail is handled by an Exchange server that is part of the aforementioned managed Windows domain.
In preparation for this changeover, I have been asked to "take SOA for the domain". Although I understand what this means in theory (Start of Authority record in DNS)...in actual practice I'm not sure how to approach it.
I have provided a brand new Windows 2003 Server that presently stands-alone (i.e. it has Internet access but is not part of any domain). I can configure this new server to have either a static public IP address or a private NAT IP address (or both). I can setup DNS on this new server. I just don't know what steps to follow to "Take SOA".
Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.
Cheers!
Chris
In preparation for this