Child Zones vs Zone Delegation

Question

Hi,

Can somebody briefly describe how Child Zones and Zone Delegation (even Zone Transfers)are connected.

Thanks for the time!

Answer 1

@InfoTechdude Hi,

Thank you for posting in Q&A!

Delegation can be used in a situation where a child domain host their own DNS zone. If you want the child domain’s admins to have control of their own resources, including DNS for their own domain, you can delegate the child zone to the child domain’s DC/DNS servers.

To do this, (1)you would first create a child zone under the child zone’s DC/DNS servers called child.parent.com.
(2) Then in the parent domain’s DNS server, right click parent.com, choose New Delegation, type in ‘child’ (without the quotes), and provide the child domain’s DC/DNS servers names and IP addresses. Do not change the parent zone’s Replication scope, assuming it’s still set to the default domain-wide replication scope.
(3)Then in the child domain’s DC/DNS servers, configure a forwarder to the parent domain’s DC/DNS servers.

For more details, please refer to:
https://blogs.msmvps.com/acefekay/2010/10/01/dns-parent-child-dns-delegation-how-to-create-a-dns-delegation/
https://blogs.msmvps.com/acefekay/category/parent-child-dns-zone-delegation/#:~:text=Delegation%20can%20be%20used%20in,zone%20have%20their%20own%20administrators.

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