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IT Interview Questions: Describe the importance of DNS to AD.
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IT Interview Questions: Describe the importance of DNS to AD.
When Microsoft began development on Active Directory, full compatibility
with the domain name system (DNS) was a critical priority. Active Directory
was built from the ground up not just to be fully compatible with DNS but to
be so integrated with it that one cannot exist without the other. Microsoft's direction in this case did not just happen by
chance, but because of the central role that DNS plays in Internet name
resolution and Microsoft's desire to make its product lines embrace the
Internet. While fully conforming to the standards established for DNS, Active
Directory can expand upon the standard feature set of DNS and offer some new
capabilities such as AD-Integrated DNS, which greatly eases the
administration required for DNS environments. In addition, Active Directory
can easily adapt to exist in a foreign DNS environment, such as Unix BIND, as
long as the BIND version is 8.2.x or higher. When Microsoft began development
on Active Directory, full compatibility with the domain name system (DNS) was
a critical priority. Active Directory was built from the ground up not just
to be fully compatible with DNS but to be so integrated with it that one
cannot exist without the other. Microsoft's direction in this case did not
just happen by chance, but because of the central role that DNS plays in
Internet name resolution and Microsoft's desire to make its product lines
embrace the Internet. While fully conforming to the standards established for
DNS, Active Directory can expand upon the standard feature set of DNS and
offer some new capabilities such as AD-Integrated DNS, which greatly eases
the administration required for DNS environments. In addition, Active
Directory can easily adapt to exist in a foreign DNS environment, such as
Unix BIND, as long as the BIND version is 8.2.x or higher.
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