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Chapter 5. Using dnscmd > Working with DNS Partitions
Working with DNS Partitions
You might want to replicate data only between specific domain controllers. You can do this by creating directory partitions and having DNS servers enlist the partitions.
| DNS Partition Commands | Comments |
|---|---|
Create a DNS application partition.
/createdirectorypartition dnscmd server /createdirectorypartition partitionFQDN c:\>dnscmd dc1 /createdirectorypartition pcgpartition.pearson.pub | Data in the partition is replicated as part of Active Directory replication, and any severs that are configured with the partition.
Tip A primary purpose of creating a directory partition is to control replication between a specific group of domain controllers (DC).Figure 5-3 shows how the created partition can be picked and how an ADI DNS zone can be configured to replicate with the partition. |
List directory partitions.
/enumdirectorypartitions dnscmd server /enumdirectorypartitions c:\>dnscmd dc1 /enumdirectorypartitions | This lists directory partitions for the specified server. By default, there are two partitions: DomainDnsZones and ForestDnsZones. This command also lists any partitions created with the /createdirectorypartition command. |
Add a partition to a DNS server.
/enlistdirectorypartition dnscmd server /enlistdirectorypartition FQDNofPartition c:\>dnscmd dc1 /enlistdirectorypartition pcgpartition.pearson.pub | Adds a DNS server to the replication set of the specified partition.
Note This command is not needed on the DNS server where the directory partition was created. |
Remove a directory partition.
/deletedirectorypartition dnscmd server /deletedirectorypartition FQDNofPartition c:\>dnscmd dc1 /deletedirectorypartition pcgpartition.pearson.pub | Deletes an existing DNS application directory partition from the specified DNS server. If this is the last server where it exists, the partition is permanently deleted. |
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