<div>
This is normal - as they are all replicas of each other they are all the SOA.
</div>


This is normal - as they are all replicas of each other they are all the SOA.

<div>
In a best practices operation is this what they should be or should they all point to one SOA?
</div>


In a best practices operation is this what they should be or should they all point to one SOA?

<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
Researching this question I have found a difference of opinion. &nbsp;<br />
<br />
Looking to get simple answer: &nbsp;In a forest with 6 domain controllers, under DNS configuration for forward lookup zones, shouldn't all of the forward lookup zones be pointing to one dc for the start of authority? &nbsp;We currently have each of the 6 forest servers pointing to themselves for the SOA. &nbsp;Each of the zones are set for Active Directory Integrated.
</div>
</div>


Researching this question I have found a difference of opinion.  

Looking to get simple answer:  In a forest with 6 domain controllers, under DNS configuration for forward lookup zones, shouldn't all of the forward lookup zones be pointing to one dc for the start of authority?  We currently have each of the 6 forest servers pointing to themselves for the SOA.  Each of the zones are set for Active Directory Integrated.

Start of Authority server in Active Directory Integrated Forward Lookup zones

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.

Active Directory

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.