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Thongtarget21
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 DNS and Active Directory 2008
Active Directory 2008, Active Directory, DNS, Active Directory DNS setup
Does DNS need to be installed on the AD 2008 server or can it just be available on another Windows 2008 server in my domain? this is my source code

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ASKED: Jul 22, 2011  8:58 PM GMT
UPDATED: March 31, 2012  8:23:06 PM GMT
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JanBilek
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There is no need to install DNS if you already have it on another server.
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DNS is required for 2008 active directory, but DNS does not need to be on every 2008 server.

Microsoft has tried to be a multi-platorm Opertating system, so technically you can use DNS on Unix or other non-Microsoft server to run the supporting DNS for active directory.

I worked on a Win2K online system that utilized only host files between the AD servers in the network. So the real requirement is for the AD servers to find each other.

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yes you can but the common practice is that they also install it on ad server

C007
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