>From my reading of the article, if the output from the powershell command
shows like this:
C:\> Get-DnsServerZoneaging _msdcs.contoso.com
ZoneName : _msdcs.contoso.com
AgingEnabled : True
AvailForScavengeTime : 1/21/2015 8:00:00 AM
RefreshInterval : 7.00:00:00
NoRefreshInterval : 7.00:00:00
* ScavengeServers :*
with the Scavenge Servers field blank, then all servers that carry that
zone are enabled to, and will, scavenge that zone.
If you want to limit the servers that will scavenge the zone, you'll need
to limit the DCs that can do that by specifying their IP addressses, like
so:
C:\> Get-DnsServerZoneaging _msdcs.contoso.com
ZoneName : _msdcs.contoso.com
AgingEnabled : True
AvailForScavengeTime : 1/21/2015 8:00:00 AM
RefreshInterval : 7.00:00:00
NoRefreshInterval : 7.00:00:00
* ScavengeServers : 192.168.2.52*
This seems to mean that any DC in any domain in the forest can scavenge any
zone it carries, unless otherwise specified.
I would pay careful attention to the sections at the end on where the
scavenging should be set and not set.
Kurt
On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 8:40 AM, Webster <[email protected]> wrote:
> I do not believe I am confusing anything. Microsoft and Brian Desmond
> recommend having only one but no more than two scavenging servers per zone.
> But searching again l found this article:
>
>
>
> http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2015/02/02/how-to-restrict-dns-zone-scavenging-when-hosting-multiple-zones-on-multiple-servers.aspx
> How to Restrict DNS Zone Scavenging When Hosting Multiple Zones on
> Multiple Servers - Ask Premier Field Engineering (PFE) Platforms - Site
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>
>
> That shows that using the DNS PoSH cmdlet shows the scavenging server. I
> will see if I can run those in this environment.
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Webster
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]>
> on behalf of Micheal Espinola Jr <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 4, 2015 10:33 AM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] Finding the MS DNS server set for zone
> scavenging
>
>
>> The server uses the contents of each RR-specific time stamp, along with
>> other aging/scavenging properties that you can adjust or configure, to
>> determine when it scavenges records.
>
>
> I'm otherwise confused by what you mean by "scavenging server". Are you
> confusing the task of "scavenging server records" with something else?
>
> --
> Espi
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 8:10 AM, Webster <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> DNSCMD servername /ZoneResetScavengeServers DNSZone
>>
>>
>> Configures a server or servers to handle scavenging for a zone.
>>
>>
>> How can I find what the current server(s) is configured for scavenging? I
>> don't want to run the above command for fear of possibly making a change in
>> a production environment and I cannot remote into my lab to test it.
>>
>>
>> I thought I could do dnscmd server /zoneinfo zonename but nothing in the
>> list shows anything for a scavenging server. They say they have one
>> configured.
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>> Webster
>>
>>
>>
>
