How to use DnsCmd to obtain directory partition information

Information:

All commands assume they are being run on the local DNS server.

 

Display DNS directory partitions

dnscmd /EnumDirectoryPartitions

 

Example Output

 

Enumerated directory partition list:

 

Directory partition count = 2

 

DomainDnsZones.domain.local Enlisted Auto Domain

ForestDnsZones.domain.local Enlisted Auto Forest

 

Command completed successfully.

 

Display detailed information about a directory partition

dnscmd /DirectoryPartitionInfo DomainDnsZones.domain.local /detail

 

Example Output:

Directory partition info:

DNS root: DomainDnsZones.domain.local

Flags: 0×15 Enlisted Auto Domain

State: 0

Zone count: 3

DP head: DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=domain,DC=local

Crossref: CN=123abc30-1232-123c-1236-123abc189e52,CN=Partitions,CN=Configuration,

DC=domain,DC=local

Replicas: 1

CN=NTDS Settings,CN=SERVER1,CN=Servers,CN=DOMAIN,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,

DC=domain,DC=local

Command completed successfully.