Configuring A Domain Controller As A Primary Dns Server; Configuring A Domain Controller By Using An Existing Dns Server - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2.0 SP2 - DOMAIN SERVICE FOR WINDOWS Manual

DNS Zone Object
DNS Resource Record Set Object
DNS Resource Records
Only one copy of these objects exists in the DSfW tree. The DNS servers, DHCP servers, iManager,
and the Microsoft Management Console must have access to these objects.
13.2.2 Configuring a Domain Controller as a Primary DNS
Server
For a non-name-mapped setup, the contexts of the Locator object, RootServerInfo object, and the
DNS-DHCP group object is automatically populated as the NCP server object location in the YaST
page. By default, this context is
For a name-mapped setup, the fields are blank and the user can enter any context in the tree.
For an subsequent domain controller configuration, the Locator and Group contexts are retrieved
from the existing DNS server. This is also useful for administrators who might not want to configure
many DNS services in a network.
The default refresh interval of the DNS server is 15 minutes. Any changes made to the DNS settings
take effect in the subsequent refresh cycle. For the changes to be applied immediately, the DNS
server ( ) must be restarted so that the DNS server reads the newer data from the
novell-named
server.
A DNS administrator object must be created for DNS server configuration. Provide the name and
the location of the DNS administrator object. This information is required only if you configure this
server as a primary DNS server. For a forest root domain installation, the DNS is configured by
default in first domain controller, so this information is required for DNS configuration.
While configuring first domain controller in any subsequent domain (except a forest root domain),
the
/etc/resolv.conf
lookups during configuration. Later if you choose this server to be configured as a primary DNS
server, the DNS configured on this server and the
updated during provisioning and points to the local DNS server.
For information on installing and configuring Novell® DNS services, see
Configuring DNS " in the
SP2: Novell DNS/DHCP Administration Guide for Linux
13.2.3 Configuring a Domain Controller by Using an Existing
DNS Server
When the first domain controller in a domain is using an existing DNS server, YaST provides an
option to retrieve these values from the existing DNS server. During installation through YaST, you
can retrieve these values by selecting Retrieve DNS entries, and then selecting Retrieve.
NOTE: If you are configuring an subsequent domain controller for a domain that is already
configured to host a DNS server, make sure your first entry in the
pointing to the DNS server that the first domain controller is using.
ou=OESSystemObjects,<DomainDN>
file must point to the existing DNS server. This is required to perform
/etc/resolv.conf
OES 2 SP2: Novell DNS/DHCP Administration Guide for Linux OES 2
.
file gets automatically
"Installing and
file is
/etc/resolv.conf
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