DNS 2008 Configure Authoratitive Servers Monitor

Microsoft.Windows.DNSServer.2008.Monitor.ZoneTransfer.ConfigureAuthoritativeServers (UnitMonitor)

Knowledge Base article:

DNS Server Zone Transfer

Domain Name System (DNS) enhances fault tolerance and load balancing by providing for server redundancy. For any given zone, a DNS server can act as a primary master server, which is the authority for a zone, or as a secondary server, which obtains its zone data from the zone's primary master server or another secondary server. This process is known as zone transfer.

Configure authoritative servers (Resolution)

Verify that the master server of the secondary zone is authoritative for the zone and that the master server is configured to transfer the zone to the secondary server.

To perform this procedure, you must have membership in Administrators, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority.

To configure the master server to transfer the zone to the secondary server:

On the secondary DNS server, open DNS Manager. To open DNS Manager, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click DNS.
In the console tree, double-click the server, and then double-click the folder that contains the zone.
Click the zone, click Action, and then click Properties.
On the General tab, note the IP address of the server that is listed in Master Servers.
In the console tree, right-click DNS, and then click Connect to DNS Server.
Click The following computer, type the IP address of the master DNS server, and then click OK.
In the console tree, expand the master DNS server, and then expand the folder that contains the zone.
Note: If the zone is not in the folder, the server is not authoritative for the zone. In this case, you must configure the secondary server to transfer the zone from the correct master server.
Right-click the zone, click Properties, and then click the Name Servers tab.
Confirm that the secondary server is listed with the correct IP address. To correct the list, do one of the following:
- If the secondary server is not in the list, click Add.
- If the IP address of the secondary server is incorrect, click the server in the list, and then click Edit.
Click the Zone Transfers tab.
Ensure that Allow zone transfers is selected.
If Only to the following servers is selected, confirm that the secondary server is listed with the correct IP address. To correct the list, click Edit, and then type the DNS name or IP address of the secondary server in IP addresses of the secondary servers.

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.Windows.DNSServer.2008.Zone

Parent Monitor

System.Health.AvailabilityState

Category

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Enabled

True

Alert Generate

True

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Alert Priority

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Monitor Type

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Remotable

True

Accessibility

Internal

Alert Message

DNS 2008 Configure Authoratitive Servers Alert

{0}

RunAs

Microsoft.Windows.DNSServer.Library.ActionAccount

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