AZ-800 · Question #106
Your network contains an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) forest. The forest contains three domains. Each domain contains 10 domain controllers. You plan to store a DNS zone in a custom…
The correct answer is A. ntdsutil.exe. To create a custom Active Directory partition for a DNS zone that replicates to a specific subset of domain controllers, the ntdsutil.exe command-line tool is used.
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Your network contains an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) forest. The forest contains three domains. Each domain contains 10 domain controllers. You plan to store a DNS zone in a custom Active Directory partition. You need to create the Active Directory partition for the zone. The partition must replicate to only four of the domain controllers. What should you use?
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- Antdsutil.exe
- BActive Directory Sites and Services
- CNew-ADobject
- DActive Directory Administrative Center
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To create a custom Active Directory partition for a DNS zone that replicates to a specific subset of domain controllers, the ntdsutil.exe command-line tool is used.
ntdsutil.exe is a command-line tool used for managing Active Directory, including creating custom application directory partitions. This tool allows for the creation and management of directory partitions which can then be configured to replicate to a specific set of domain controllers, meeting the requirement of replicating to only four domain controllers.
Active Directory Sites and Services is used to manage AD topology, sites, subnets, and replication links, but it does not directly create custom application directory partitions.
New-ADobject is a PowerShell cmdlet for creating new Active Directory objects like users, groups, or organizational units, but it is not used for creating custom application directory partitions.
Active Directory Administrative Center (ADAC) is a GUI tool for managing various aspects of AD, but it does not provide the functionality to create custom application directory partitions.
Concept tested: Creating custom Active Directory partitions
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-r2-and-2012/cc731804(v=ws.11)
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