How do I install a secondary DNS server in Windows 2003

the easiest way is simply to use the Wizard. But please remember that adding a secondary DNS zone adds a lot of traffic to your network through replication requests etc etc and isn't always worth the trouble to install it.

Anyway, if you want to continue...

Go to the DNS snap-in
On your DNS server in the console  click and select actions
Click New Zone
and follow the directions in the wizard. It will actually ask you whether this is primary or secondary DNS and does a reasonable job of configuring it so that it will work immediately

hope this helps!

Hi,

When you run the DNS management, you can right click and choose "New Zone" then you may choose secondary zone, then forward zone, then put the zone name, then it asks for the ip addresses to sync from

If your second machine is a DC as well, then it's easiest and best to just do the following: change the zone type of your primary zones on your existing DC/DNS server to AD integrated. Do *not* create any zones on the second DC/DNS, just wait for the next AD replication cycle, and the AD integrated zones will appear automatically.

Thank you so much for the quick replys. I should probably elaborate a little more on the configuration.
1. This 2nd server is a DC
2. I will like to replicate all of DNS to this server in case my primary DC with DNS fails.
3. My 1st DNS server is on a DC and is AD integrated already

Here are the options I get when installing DNS via the wizard, Which should I choose:
1. Create forward lookup zone
2. Create forward & reverse lookup zones        
3. Create root hints only

Once I choose from above, I'm assuming #2
      Create forward and reverse lookup zones or Don't create forward lookup zone ?

      If I answer yes, should it be primary, secondary, or stub zone
            Yes, create forward lookup zone now (recommended)
                  a. Primary Zone (also check off store in AD)
                        Replicate to all DC's in AD
                              Zone name = testadmin.int
                                    Only allow secure updates
            Yes, create reverse lookup zone now
                  a. Primary zone also check off store in AD)
                        Replicate to all DC's in AD
                              Network ID = 192.168.0
                                    Only allow secure updates
                                          Don't forward queries

Here are the errors I get if I select create forward looup zone now, primary zone
                  Error: The server's root hints cannot be updated.
                            The configuration registry key could not be written
                  Also:  The forward lookup zone teastadmin.int has an x on it.
                  

One more thing:
If I right click on the forward lookup zone for testadmin.int, it states that the type is AD integrated, but the status is expired.

How do I fix that ?

Forget the status expired error, Once I rebooted the server, the error went away.

The people helping out are very helpful professionals, I thank them for all of their imput.