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Appendix D - Domain Controller and DNS D-1

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DOMAIN CONTROLLER AND DNS

This appendix describes configuring the VMS server or servers to perform the

roles of network domain controller and DNS server for the VMS network. It is

especially necessary that these functions be installed if the VMS installation is

to be a redundant, fault-resistant installation.

Note: If you are not installing a redundant VMS configuration, use the instruc-

tions in this section and the section and ignore the instructions in the

section “Configuring a Secondary Domain Controller” on page D-15.

Domain controllers store data and manage user and domain interactions, includ-

ing user logon processes, authentication, and directory searches. If you plan to

use this server to provide the Active Directory directory service to network

users and computers, configure this server as a domain controller.

To configure a server as a domain controller, install Active Directory on the

server. There are four options available in the Active Directory Installation

Wizard. You can create an additional domain controller in an existing domain, a

domain controller for a new child domain, a domain controller for a new domain

tree, or a domain controller for a new forest.

Setup

Before you begin configuring your server as a domain controller, verify that:

• Make sure that the TCP/IP configuration settings for the server are correct,

particularly those used for DNS name resolution.

• If a server is to be configured as the secondary server in a redundant VMS

installation, the primary and secondary servers should have an active

Ethernet connections between these two servers.

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