I can not see DNS records inside DNS zones in secondary domain controller

Question

Hi all,
I have two Domain Controller inside company.
Both of them are Windows 2016 DataCenter and they are installed in English Language.

Today I noted this issue:

On the first domain controller, inside DNS I can see all records inside the DNS zones.
On the second domain controller, inside DNS I see just DNS zones but inside domain zone there aren't DNS record, there are just the NameServer record!

After that I tried to the first domain controller, using DNS console, to connect to the second domain controller.
In this case I can see all DNS zones and records properly

What can I do?

Thanks
Federico

Answer 1

There seems to be some sort of corruption on this server. As a work-around it sounds like you can just use the newly created MSC but in my opinion I'd replace that domain controller ASAP.

I'd use dcdiag / repadmin tools to verify health correcting all errors found before starting any operations. Then stand up the new one for replacement, patch it fully, license it, join existing domain, add active directory domain services, promote it also making it a GC (recommended), transfer FSMO roles over (optional), transfer pdc emulator role (optional), use dcdiag / repadmin tools to again verify health, when all is good you can decommission / demote old one.

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Answer 2

Dear @Anonymous ,
Thanks for this suggestion!

I'd use dcdiag / repadmin tools to verify health correcting all errors found before starting any operations

Yes you are right, you tought me new command to check health. Thanks!

There seems to be some sort of corruption on this server. As a work-around it sounds like you can just use the newly created MSC but in my opinion I'd replace that domain controller ASAP.

Yes it is the best solution.

Thanks
Federico