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Perfect. &nbsp;That was too easy. &nbsp;I appreciate your fast and accurate response.
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Perfect.  That was too easy.  I appreciate your fast and accurate response.

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You also use conditional forwarders or stub zones if you want name resolution to work between your domains.
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You also use conditional forwarders or stub zones if you want name resolution to work between your domains.

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I am wanting to set up a primary DNS server. &nbsp;I have 3 domains that I am hosting. &nbsp;Each domain has it's own DC, BDC, and Exchange Server. &nbsp;Is there a way that I can have the primary DNS server copy the zone information from the each domains PDC's? &nbsp;The DNS server is not on any of the domains. &nbsp;Currently, each DC is it's own DNS server. &nbsp;
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Experts,

I am wanting to set up a primary DNS server.  I have 3 domains that I am hosting.  Each domain has it's own DC, BDC, and Exchange Server.  Is there a way that I can have the primary DNS server copy the zone information from the each domains PDC's?  The DNS server is not on any of the domains.  Currently, each DC is it's own DNS server.  

DNS Zone transfer

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

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.

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.