nerdexam
Microsoft

AZ-800 · Question #134

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 D. ntdsutil.exe. To create a custom Active Directory partition for a DNS zone and control its replication to specific domain controllers, ntdsutil.exe is the correct utility.

Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in on-premises and cloud environments

Question

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?

Options

  • AWindows Admin Center
  • BDNS Manager
  • CActive Directory Sites and Services
  • Dntdsutil.exe

How the community answered

(17 responses)
  • A
    6% (1)
  • B
    12% (2)
  • C
    6% (1)
  • D
    76% (13)

Why each option

To create a custom Active Directory partition for a DNS zone and control its replication to specific domain controllers, `ntdsutil.exe` is the correct utility.

AWindows Admin Center

Windows Admin Center provides a web-based interface for managing Windows Servers, but it does not directly offer a feature to create custom Active Directory application partitions.

BDNS Manager

DNS Manager is a graphical tool for managing DNS zones and records, but it lacks the functionality to create or modify Active Directory application partitions.

CActive Directory Sites and Services

Active Directory Sites and Services manages Active Directory topology and replication between sites, but it is not used for creating custom application partitions.

Dntdsutil.exeCorrect

`ntdsutil.exe` is the command-line tool specifically designed to create custom application directory partitions within Active Directory, which can host DNS zones. This utility allows administrators to precisely define the replication scope of these partitions, ensuring the DNS zone data replicates only to specified domain controllers.

Concept tested: Creating Active Directory application partitions

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-r2-and-2008/cc770453(v=ws.10)

Topics

#Active Directory Domain Services#Application Partitions#DNS Integration#ntdsutil

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full AZ-800 Practice