You deploy an Active Directory domain named contoso.com to the network. The domain is configured as an Active Directory-integrated zone. All domain controllers run Windows Server 2012 and are DNS servers.
You plan to deploy a child domain named operations.contoso.com.
You need to recommend changes to the DNS infrastructure to ensure that users in the operations department can access the servers in the contoso.com domain.
What should you include in the recommendation?
A. A zone delegation for _msdcs.contoso.com
B. Changes to the replication scope of contoso.com
C. Changes to the replication scope of _msdcs.contoso.com
D. Changes to the replication scope of operations.contoso.com
Correct Answer: B
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255248
Manually Create a Delegation for the Child Domain on the Parent (Root) DNS Server
1. Right-click the root zone, click New Delegation, and then click Next.
2. Type the domain name for the child domain, and then click Next.
3. Add the child DNS server to host the new zone, and then click Next. NOTE: A domain controller that is a DNS server should have a static Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) address. Verify that this step is performed before you install DNS on the child domain controller. If no DNS TCP/IP address exists, DNS is installed as a root server. If you see that a "." folder is created after you install DNS, you must remove the root configuration. For additional information about how to do this, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 229840 DNS Server’s Root Hints and Forwarder Pages Are Unavailable
4. On the child domain DNS server, right-click My Network Places, and then click Properties.
5. Right-click the appropriate local connection, and then click Properties.
6. Under Components checked are used by this connection, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.
7. Click Use the following DNS server addresses:, and then type the TCP/IP address of the parent (root) DNS server.
