Windows Server 2019: DHCP and DNS

Learn how Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name System (DNS) work in the context of a Windows Server 2019 environment.

Introduction

• DHCP and DNS in WIndows Server 2019
• Course organization

1. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Overview

• What is DHCP?
• Lease generation
• Lease renewal

2. Setting Up DHCP

• Install the DHCP server role
• Authorize a DHCP server
• Create DHCP scopes
• Configure DHCP options
• Activate a scope
• Configure DHCP clients
• Configure DHCP reservations

3. Managing DHCP

• Components of a DHCP database
• Reconcile DHCP scopes
• Database statistics
• Secure DHCP
• Troubleshoot DHCP

4. DHCP Advanced Features

• Configure DHCP failover
• Manage DHCP failover
• DHCP in a routed environment
• Configure a DHCP relay agent
• Test relay agent

5. Deploying DNS (Domain Name System)

• Install DNS with Active Directory
• Install the DNS role independently
• DNS client configuration

6. DNS Zones

• Create primary forward lookup zones
• Configure zone transfers
• Create secondary forward lookup zones
• Create stub zones
• Active Directory–integrated zones
• Create reverse lookup zones

7. DNS Resource Record Types

• Host and pointer (PTR) records
• Alias (CNAME) record
• Mail exchanger (MX) record
• Additional resource record types

8. Name Resoution

• DNS queries
• Testing queries
• DNS cache
• Forwarding
• Conditional forwarding
• Caching only DNS servers

9. DNS Security

• DNS cache locking
• DNS socket pool
• DNS security extensions

Conclusion

• Next steps