Export MIcrosoft DNS structure and records

hi,

You will need to backup

From Registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DNS Server\Zones

If you dns records are stored on filesystem then this folder too..
From File system:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dns

regards
Dinesh

DNS Records aren't stored there if it's AD Integrated.

But DNSCMD does have a ZoneExport option that can be used.

Are you looking to get the zone files? Or a list of records in a non-DNS format?

Chris

I don't really mind what format it is in, it's only for audit purposes to get an idea of the overall DNS structure, it's not going to be used to as a backup, or an import anywhere else.
It is predominantly the AD integrated ones I am after, I can grab the zone files for the other ones.
Thanks!

Then a tiny bit of VbScript will get them all for you :)

If it needs to run remotely you need to add the server name into each DNSCMD call. However, it'll create the export on the server in %SystemRoot%\System32\DNS whatever you do.

HTH

Chris

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
arrOutput = Split(objShell.Exec("dnscmd /EnumZones /Primary /Ds").StdOut.ReadAll, vbCrlf)
 
For Each strLine in arrOutput
  If Instr(strLine, "Primary") > 0 Then
    strZoneName = Split(strLine, " ")(1)
    WScript.Echo objShell.Exec("dnscmd /ZoneExport " & strZoneName & " Export-" & strZoneName & ".dns").StdOut.ReadAll
  End If
Next

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Hi chris,

Sorry for the delay in replying, and thanks for the code.

it works fine, execpt that it doesn't seem to export the sub-domians?

Thanks again for your time.

ah, please ignore me, I was doing something daft that I am not prepared to admit to here:-)

Thanks Chris, perfect mate, points coming your way.

No worries :)

Chris