ESX Server 3.5 and Active Directory DNS Question

[Ranger_rkm]

Hello,

I would like to know the best way ti implement DNS on a Active Directory Integrated DNS. I thought about using split DNS. Where one section would be integrated and the other would not.

Any ideas.

Thanks,

Mike

[TomHowarth]

Personally I tend to create cnames and Ptr records in what ever the current environemnt is. why complicate the envrionment when all you really need are a number of CNames and PTR records pointing to the ESX hosts.

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[Ranger_rkm]

Hello,

If I'm using Active Directory Intergrated DNS, my ESX Server hosts will not be able to talk with my secure zones, without authenicating. The only solution is to have a seperate not authenicating zone?

Thanks,

-Mike

[Texiwill]

Hello,

I do not use AD but I use DNS with just PTR records as well.

Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

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[nabsltd]

The secure zones are only for updates, not for queries.

You can manually enter the records for the various VMware needs (ESX servers, Virtual Center server, etc.) and everything should work just fine.

[TomHowarth]

Not true, as nabsltd has already stated, authentication is only for updates not queries. and manual entries can be created directly in the DNS console. I know do it all the time.

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