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How to add a Windows Server 2008 R2 Core as Secondary DNS Server

This shows you how you can add a secondary DNS Server to your Network on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Core.

  1. As usual you configure the Windows Server 2008 R2 Core with Sconfig
  2. Now install the DNS Server role on the Windows Server 2008 R2 Core
    Windows Server 2008 R2 Core DNS Serverstart /w ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role
  3. On the primary DNS Server open the DNS Server MMC
  4. Right click properties on the DNS zones you wanna transfer to the new core server
  5. Add the new DNS Server in the Name Server Tab. In this case this is server04.corp.pepsi.local
    Windows Server 2008 R2 DNS Server
  6. Allow Zone Transfers to this Server or Server in the Name Servers Tab
    Windows Server 2008 R2 DNS Server

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