[gtomsho]

I have configured the GlobalNames Zone feature by first enabling it and then by creating the zone. I added an alias (CNAME) record that points to an A record in an existing zone.

Now, I can successfully query the alias record as long as the query includes a suffix for a zone that exists on the DNS server. However, if the query does not include a suffix or it includes a suffix for a zone that does not exist, the query fails. Here is the scenario.

GlobalNames Zone
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server1 CNAME my-windows-server.mydomain.local

mydomain.local Zone
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my-windows-server A 192.168.100.25


myboguszone.local Zone
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no records

I will test the global names zone from a workstation that has no DNS suffixes defined.

nslookup server1.mydomain.local
Result: successful lookup


nslookup server1.myboguszone.local
Result: successful lookup


nslookup server1
Result: Unknown can't find server1: Server failed


So, it appears that GNZ only works if the query includes a zone (any zone) that is held by the DNS server. If there is no suffix at all, the query seems to fail. That is not what I expected of this GNZ feature. Any thoughts? Is this how it is supposed to work, i.e. a feature?

Thank you.