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Microsoft Windows Server DNS Configuration Invalid Zone Type

Microsoft.Windows.Server.DNS.Configuration.InvalidZoneType (Rule)

Alert generating rule for Configuration.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The DNS server configuration consists of the settings that determine how the DNS server will function on a network and how those settings are stored and retrieved when they are needed.

Causes

The DNS server has detected that a zone has a missing or corrupted zone type in registry data.

Resolutions

Delete and recreate zone data in the registry

Data that is stored in the Windows registry for a zone has become corrupted and must be replaced. You must delete the registry key of the zone and then recreate the zone by using Server Manager.

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

To delete the applicable zone key and then recreate the zone:

Caution: Incorrectly editing the registry might severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data.

1.On the DNS server, click Start.

2.In Start Search, type regedit, and then press ENTER.

3.In the console tree, expand the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DNS Server\Zones

4.Click the zone, and then, on the Edit menu, click Delete.

5.On the DNS server, start Server Manager. To start Server Manager, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager.

6.In the console tree, expand Roles, expand DNS Server, and then expand DNS.

7.Right-click the DNS server, and then click New Zone.

8.Follow the instructions in the wizard to recreate the zone.

External

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd349646(v=ws.10).aspx

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.Server.DNS.Server
CategoryAlert
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
Windows DNS - Configuration - Invalid Zone Type

Event ID: {0}
Event Source: {1}
Event Log: {2}

Event Description: {3}
Event LogDNS Server

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider Default
Alert WriteAction System.Health.GenerateAlert Default

Source Code:

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