DNS problems installing second DNS server.

[sham14]

We have a functioning DNS server running (integrated AD) on our AD environment. When we add an additional DNS server on another DC. Although AD is replicating fine and all other all other AD functionalities appear to be normal, it believes it is the first DNS server in the domain and asks whether we want to create the forward lookup zones. Doing a DNSCMD \\servername /info from running DNS server returns the correct information but when the same command is run on the 'new' DNS server it returns a 'info query failed status = 1717' error message.
Would greatly appreciate if anyone has come accross this problem or could shed light on a possible reason for this occuring.

 

[GlenJohnson]

What's in the dns log files? Any error messages showing up?

Glen A. Johnson
Johnson Computer Consulting
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[sham14]

Hi Glen,

Nothing in the DNS logs unfortunately. Forgot to mention that this is w2k server we are talking about.