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MSDCS folder is not updated with new DC

I have a 08 R2 domain with 2 domain controllers. I just installed a new DC a 2012 r2 server. Under DNS the _msdcs.domain.com shows the new server under all the services in there.

However when i go to the domain.com and look in that _msdcs folder the new server is no where to be found.

I am not sure how to get this folder to populate the right way? See picture!
Thanks!
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Toni Uranjek

If you have Active Directory integrated DNS zones, wait for replication. If you have primary and secondary zone wait for zone transfer.

_msdscs under the "domain.local" is only delegation for "_msdcs.domain.local".

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valmatic

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So is making the delgation even necessary then to the domain.com? Also are all those other folders necessary under domain.com like sites, tcp, and upd?
Thanks!

footech

When you have _msdcs as a zone, then you should have a delegation pointing to it. The delegation is not needed (and I don't think it can exist) if you have _msdcs as a subdomain.
The rest is needed.

valmatic

ASKER

So i left the _msdcs.domain.com zone alone. I deleted the old msdcs folder under my domain.com.
I then setup a delegation under my domain.com zone to _msdcs and i included my 3 DC in there as NS entries. Sound right?

footech

Yep, that sounds good.

Restarting the Netlogon service on the DCs should make the DCs register all the appropriate SRV records in the _mdscs zone.

valmatic

ASKER

Thanks for all the help.