You can manage Windows Server 2012 DNS servers using Windows PowerShell. Common DNS server-management tasks include adding resource records to zones, configuring forwarders, configuring root hints, and so on.
For example, let’s view a list of zones on a DNS server that is also a domain controller for the corp.contoso.com domain:
PS C:\> Get-DnsServerZone
ZoneName ZoneType IsAutoCreated IsDsIntegrated IsRever… IsSigned
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_msdcs.corp.contoso.com Primary False True False True
0.in-addr.arpa Primary True False True False
127.in-addr.arpa Primary True False True False
255.in-addr.arpa Primary True False True False
corp.contoso.com Primary False True False False
TrustAnchors Primary False True False False
Mitch Tulloch is a nine-time recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award and a widely recognized expert on Windows administration, deployment and virtualization. For more information see http://www.mtit.com. This tip was excerpted from his latest book Training Guide: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 from Microsoft Press.
