Create subdomain in DNS

[Kathy Kope]

We will be implementing Microsoft active directory in our environment. Our primary DNS server is running on HP-UX 11.11 and will stay our primary DNS server.

We are utilizing DHCP for our user PC's. Our goal is to have a windows name server service DHCP for the user PC's.

Can I set this up by creating a subdomain in DNS and delegating the control of that subdomain to the windows server? If so, how is a subdomain created in DNS and how do you delegate it to a windows server?

Or is there is a better way to accomplish this?

Thanks,
Kathy

[Geoff Wild]

Yes, you can create a subdomain in named.conf

zone "adidomain.yourdomain.com" in {
type slave;
file "adidomain.yourdomain.com.zone";
masters { ip.of.adi.server; };
};

Also, make sure you are running in allow-update mode - and grant access to the reverse zone.

To be honest though - I'm going through an Active Directory Integrated migration - with no child domains - however, since ADI 2003 - there are incompatibilities (go figure) with ADI and Bind.

Therefore, we have decided to go with MS ADI DNS as the primary for our site.
Even with a child domain, you may risk having bad data in your ptr zone files...

Rgds...Geoff

[Kathy Kope]

Thanks for the information!

Do I need to add additional options to the hosts-to-named? Aren't these options used to update the db.domain file?

Thanks,
Kathy