Adding and Removing a Zone
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
A zone starts as a storage database for a single Domain Name System (DNS) domain name. If other domains are added below the domain that is used to create the zone, these domains can either be part of the same zone or belong to another zone. After a subdomain is added, it can then either be:
Managed and included as part of the original zone records.
Delegated away to another zone that is created to support the subdomain.
You can use this task after you determine that you need to add or remove a DNS zone from your environment. For more information about planning DNS zones, see Deploying Domain Name System (DNS) on the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=45677).
Task requirements
To begin this task, perform the following requirement:
- Install Dnscmd.
To complete this task, perform one of the following procedures: