Windows Server 2008 R2 DNS Management Pack Guide

Document Version

This guide was written based on the 6.0.7000.0 version of the DNS Server Management Pack.

Revision History

Release Date Changes

August 2008, version 6.0.6278.27

Original release date and version of this guide

December 12, 2008, version 6.0.6480.0

New or changed topic sections in this release:

  • Added two bullets to the "Before You Import the Management Pack" topic

  • Added new topic, “After You Import the Management Pack”

  • Added more information to the "Setting the DNS 2003 and DNS 2008 Forwarder Availability Monitor" topic

  • Added more information to the "Setting the DNS 2003 and DNS 2008 External Resolution Monitor" topic

December 2010, version 6.0.7000.0

New or changed topic sections in this release:

  • Added support for Windows Server® 2008 R2 DNS server.

  • Changes in how “PrimaryServer” and “SerialNumber” properties are updated

  • Enhancements to Forwarder Availability Monitor”

  • New views defined:

    • Forwarder state view

    • Zone state view

  • Scripts-Timeout changed from 30 to 300

  • All monitors changed from “Internal” to “Public”

  • All classes made “Public”

  • New rules defined for all monitors with manual reset