Administering DNS Operations

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

This Domain Name System (DNS) Administering guide provides administering information for DNS in the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) operating system.

In this guide

• Introduction to Administering DNS Operations

• Managing DNS

• Monitoring DNS

• Optimizing DNS

• Securing DNS

This DNS Administering guide provides detailed procedures for managing DNS servers, clients, and resource records. It also provides procedures for monitoring, optimizing, and securing your DNS infrastructure. For most procedures, this guide provides both a user interface (UI) and a command-line method of performing each procedure. In addition, this guide provides sample scripts for the most frequently used, repetitive tasks.