Depends.  You can update directly the configured server or you can have DHCP do the update for you.  Typically, a DC will update DNS servers directly based on the configuration it is told to use (network connections settings).  
Installing DNS on a DC for a new implementation is as easy as following the wizard.  After the process completes, you would typically change the connection settings to itself.  Note that there is an island effect possible where a DC may not be able to find other resources due to lack of replication.  This can happen in multiple DC evironments and may not be an issue for you.
 
If you want to move the data, you'd want to create a secondary zone and move it that way.
 
 
There's some good articles on Microsoft's website http://www.microsoft.com/ad
 
Al 


From: Douglas M. Long [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 9:54 AM
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Subject: [ActiveDir] Changing DNS server

Currently, I am using BIND and would like to move over to AD integrated. Is this is simple as it seems...just install DNS on one DC, and it just works? Is there a specific place that you specify what DNS server to update records on, or does the DC just update whatever DNS server that is set in network connections? Thanks in advance.

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