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Microsoft DNS Monitoring

Microsoft DNS Monitoring

The DNS WMI Provider must be installed on any DNS Server to be managed:

WARNING: Windows 2000 DNS Servers require different files and a different procedure than Windows Server 2003 DNS Servers. The procedure for each is:
To install the DNS WMI Provider on Windows 2000 Server
Obtain the DNS WMI Provider for Windows 2000 from the Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit, or download the file Dnsprov.zip, from: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/reskit/win2000/
Copy the DNS WMI Provider (Dnsprov.dll) and Dnsschema.mof files to the \system32\wbem directory.
Compile the MOF file. Doing so customizes the schema to match the server. From the command prompt run: mofcomp dnsschema.mof
Register the DLL on the DNS Server. From the command prompt run: regsvr32 dnsprov.dll
To install the DNS WMI Provider on Windows Server 2003
For the Windows Server 2003 family, the DNS WMI Provider is automatically installed and registered, and its MOF file is compiled when the DNS Server service is installed.

Use Windows Service and WMI to monitor Microsoft DNS.

Windows Service Name: DNS
Service Description: DNS Server
 

WMI Class: Win32_PerfRawData_DNS_DNS
Property: TotalQueryReceived
Description: The total number of queries received by the DNS server.
 

WMI Class: Win32_PerfRawData_DNS_DNS
Property: TotalResponseSent
Description: The total number of responses sent by the DNS server.
 

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