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DNS record registration for Windows servers

Bryce I 111 Reputation points
2022-02-09T23:39:20.943+00:00

Hi all-
On my Windows 2016 domain I have numerous servers. They are all running Server 2016 or Server 2019. When I look at the DNS records on my 2016 AD/DNS/DHCP server, some of the servers show a dynamic registration and some show a static registration. Keep in mind, I did NOT manually build any of the static records. Does Windows have some mechanism for the automatic creation of "Static" records?

The checkbox for "Register this connection's addresses in DNS is on the default (checked) for ALL servers.

Thanks much.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-02-09T23:53:34.123+00:00

    Yes, it is automatic even for static addresses, and if you allow the client to automatically create this record then it becomes the owner of the object and if for some reason the address on client should change it will be able to update the record.

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  2. Limitless Technology 39,511 Reputation points
    2022-02-11T10:02:32.383+00:00

    Hi there,

    This should be registered as dynamic in your servers. You can check the below article to see if this helps you.

    The host's A record is registered in DNS after you choose not to register the connection's address
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/networking/a-record-registered-host-dns

    You won't have to update your DNS records manually each time your IP address changes. Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is a service that automatically checks for updated IP addresses for a website, server, or application.

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