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Should DNS and AD be on separate pc

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by delcom5

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Should I put DNS and AD on separate PCs?

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by ewgny

DNS is on my short list of things I install on a DC. One reason to keep it on is if you want to use use Active Directory integrated Zones. The Dns replication is then part of your AD replication. See this link
http://tinyurl.com/35ogg

by mark.duckett

DNS is one of the areas that most people new to AD get confused about. In reality it is much better to have DNS installed on a DC as it then becomes part of the Active Directory. Howver when you first setup your AD it is likely that you will not have a DNS server to hand. There is an option to let the system install DNS for you using the wizard (this isn't the best idea)

Mark Minasi in his book "windows Server 2003" explains this well, follow his lead and you won't go far wrong

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