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Backup of primary or secondary DNS zone on Windows Server 2008

created by , 08. 03. 2012

The following procedure won't work with Active Directory-integrated zones, as the zone files are within the directory service and are not available on the filesystem.

Inputs / Conditions / Prerequisites

Windows Server 2008 DNS Server non Active Directory integrated DNS zone

Steps
  • 1

    On the nameserver, stop the DNS service using the Services applet in the Control Panel or through the command line.

  • 2

    Open the Registry Editor (select Start/Run, type regedit, and press Enter).

  • 3

    Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\DNS key.

  • 4

    Right-click the DNS folder, and from the context menu, choose Export.

  • 5

    When prompted for a filename, enter DNS-CCS, and choose an appropriate location that is off the server.

  • 6

    Now, navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DNS server key.

  • 7

    Right-click the DNS Server folder, and from the context menu, choose Export.

  • 8

    Name this file DNS-CV, and again choose a location that is not on the current server. These two files will be DNS-CCS.REG and DNS-CV.REG.

  • 9

    Now, using Windows Explorer, navigate to the %SystemRoot%\System32\dns directory on the boot drive.

  • 10

    Find all files with the .DNS extension, select them, and then copy them to the same location that you exported DNS-CCS.REG and DNS-CV.REG.

Outputs
Backup of primary or secondary DNS zone on Windows Server 2008
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