Administering Windows Server 2012 — Question 34

Your network contains two servers named Server1 and Server2. Both servers run Windows Server 2012 R2 and have the DNS Server server role installed.
On Server1, you create a standard primary zone named contoso.com.
You need to ensure that Server2 can host a secondary zone for contoso.com.
What should you do from Server1?

Answer options

• A. Add Server2 as a name server.
• B. Create a trust anchor named Server2.
• C. Convert contoso.com to an Active Directory-integrated zone.
• D. Create a zone delegation that points to Server2.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because adding Server2 as a name server allows it to be recognized as an authoritative source for the contoso.com zone, enabling it to host a secondary zone. The other options would not achieve this goal; for instance, creating a trust anchor or converting to an Active Directory-integrated zone does not directly relate to allowing Server2 to host a secondary zone, and a zone delegation would require prior setup on Server2.