Chapter 7. The Domain Name System (DNS) Management Pack
In Chapter 6, you learned about one of the key infrastructure technologies upon which Exchange Server is based—Active Directory. In this chapter, you will learn about another key technology. In this case, both Exchange and Active Directory are extremely dependent upon the proper operation of the Domain Name System (DNS). Without a correct configuration of DNS, both AD and Exchange would fall flat on their faces.
I will begin with a high-level overview of DNS and then explain how it is used by Exchange from its various different perspectives. After that, I will tell you how to configure DNS and how the OpsMgr Management Pack monitors the health of your DNS servers.
By the end of this chapter, ...
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