Hello,

I have 3 Windows 2003 DNS servers running standard primary and secondary in
a Windows NT 4 domain. We're going to migrate to AD (new domain) and leave
the NT4 domain behind for decomm.
What's the best way to get the zones from the primary DNS server in the NT4
domain over to the domain controllers in AD, which will be configured to use
AD integrated DNS? I saw a reference to a utility called DNSDump.cmd at
www.reskit.net/scripts. Sounds like that would work, but I haven't looked at
the script. I could probably use dnscmd to export the zones on the primary
DNS server and import them on one of the DCs in AD.
Thank you!

You can make a secondary zone. Then make that zone a primary (which cuts the
knot from the previous primary). You can make any zone Integrated. It just
means it is stored in AD and replicated to other DCs.
I think the concept of integrated is a little confusing.
- There is integrated as in the domain zone, which holds the DC records and
is updated by domain clients
- and there is integrated as in Stored in the AD but nothing to do with the
domain.
If you are talking about a zone that you need to keep, but is not the new AD
zone, I suggest making it a secondary then primary. That just moves the
primary from the NT server to the W2K3 server. You can decide what to do
with it later,
Anthony



"Z" <Z@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:86E2CE52-A445-4E51-AAFE-CB5788A7B4C9@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> I have 3 Windows 2003 DNS servers running standard primary and secondary
> in
> a Windows NT 4 domain. We're going to migrate to AD (new domain) and
> leave
> the NT4 domain behind for decomm.
> What's the best way to get the zones from the primary DNS server in the
> NT4
> domain over to the domain controllers in AD, which will be configured to
> use
> AD integrated DNS? I saw a reference to a utility called DNSDump.cmd at
> www.reskit.net/scripts. Sounds like that would work, but I haven't looked
> at
> the script. I could probably use dnscmd to export the zones on the
> primary
> DNS server and import them on one of the DCs in AD.
> Thank you!
>

One of the zones that needs to be migrated (company.com) will be the name AD
domain name. Any recommendations on migrating this zone?

"Anthony" wrote:

> You can make a secondary zone. Then make that zone a primary (which cuts the
> knot from the previous primary). You can make any zone Integrated. It just
> means it is stored in AD and replicated to other DCs.
> I think the concept of integrated is a little confusing.
> - There is integrated as in the domain zone, which holds the DC records and
> is updated by domain clients
> - and there is integrated as in Stored in the AD but nothing to do with the
> domain.
> If you are talking about a zone that you need to keep, but is not the new AD
> zone, I suggest making it a secondary then primary. That just moves the
> primary from the NT server to the W2K3 server. You can decide what to do
> with it later,
> Anthony
>
>
>
> "Z" <Z@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:86E2CE52-A445-4E51-AAFE-CB5788A7B4C9@microsoft.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have 3 Windows 2003 DNS servers running standard primary and secondary
> > in
> > a Windows NT 4 domain. We're going to migrate to AD (new domain) and
> > leave
> > the NT4 domain behind for decomm.
> > What's the best way to get the zones from the primary DNS server in the
> > NT4
> > domain over to the domain controllers in AD, which will be configured to
> > use
> > AD integrated DNS? I saw a reference to a utility called DNSDump.cmd at
> > www.reskit.net/scripts. Sounds like that would work, but I haven't looked
> > at
> > the script. I could probably use dnscmd to export the zones on the
> > primary
> > DNS server and import them on one of the DCs in AD.
> > Thank you!
> >
>
>
>