Exam 6: Managing and Administering Dns in Windows Server 2008

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What information is normally provided by the switch /test:DNS, when used with DCDiag?

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The following is a list of some of the information the /test:DNS switch provides:
• Status of networking services on network adapters including netlogon and the DNS service
• IP address information for each network adapter
• Status of forwarders and root hints
• Listing of DNS records for each IP address (both IPv4 and IPv6)specified on network adapters

NetBIOS names are limited to ____ characters.

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____ instructs a DNS server to forward nonauthoritative queries for a specific nonhosted domain, such as widgetsbiz.net, to a specific DNS server or servers.

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Dynamic updates are configured at the DNS record level.

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A(n)____ is used by AD DS for storing all of the AD objects and information about your network environment.

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The ____ log file is set to a default size of 16,384 KB, though you can increase the size in increments of 64 KB.

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The ____ is the length of time after a record can refresh that it is determined to be stale and scavenging can begin

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Contain a copy of the AD DS database and can answer client requests.
Ping
Allows the DNS server to handle client requests immediately instead of waiting until the entire DNS zone is loaded.
Server Core
One of the first areas to check when you are having DNS problems.
Read-only domain controller
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Contain a copy of the AD DS database and can answer client requests.
Ping
Allows the DNS server to handle client requests immediately instead of waiting until the entire DNS zone is loaded.
Server Core
One of the first areas to check when you are having DNS problems.
Read-only domain controller
Allows you to perform diagnostic queries of your DCs.
DCDiag
Provides a low-maintenance, secure server in branch office locations where physical security is an issue and on-site administrators are not available or needed.
Background zone loading
Determine what happens to old events within the DNS Server log file when the maximum file size for the log is reached.
Event logs
New protocol whereby Windows 2008 member servers, Vista clients, and Windows 2003 member servers can resolve names on the local subnet even when the DNS server is down.
Retention settings
Provide single name-to-IP address resolution.
Global name zones
Can be used to test name resolution.
Link-local multicast name resolution
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AD DS uses a database structure to maintain its objects.

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The DNS zone level is the level where all the DNS zones exist, such as bentech.local and _msdcs.bentech.local. From here, what activities can you perform that will affect a specific zone?

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____ instructs a DNS server to forward all queries for DNS domains not hosted on a server to another server or servers

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The ____ command displays all the currently cached query responses on a DNS client.

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The ____ is the length of time records wait before they can refresh their time stamp.

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The ____ command deletes all DNS query responses that have been cached on the local DNS client.

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Briefly discuss the following levels used to configure DNS: DNS server level, DNS zone level, and DNS record level.

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Prior to the proliferation of DNS usage with Windows 2000, ____ was the naming convention of choice for Windows nodes.

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____________________ automatically creates and delegates the forest root domain DNS zone, or the first domain in your forest.

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____ is an excellent command-line tool for performing configuration and maintenance tasks on a DNS server.

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____________________ allows you to perform detailed queries for DNS information from the command line.It can be used for querying specific records such as SOA or MX.

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____ allows an administrator to configure load balancing of servers based on DNS name resolution information.

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