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k. Restart the Windows Management Instrumentation service for the changes to take
effect. .
4. Add the same user account that has full control on the WMI DNS namespace to the domain’s
DnsAdmins group where the source's primary DNS server is located.
a. Select Start, Programs , Administrative Tools (Common), and Active Directory Users
and Computers.
b. Right-click the DnsAdmins group and select Properties.
c. Select the Members tab, click Add, and identify the user account that you granted full
control on the WMI DNS namespace.
d. Click OK to close all open dialog boxes and then close Active Directory Users and Computers.
5. Add the appropriate DFO command to your failover script using the following command syntax.
DFO Utility Command Syntax
Command dfo
Description Used in script files to failover the DNS server name
Syntax dfo [/DNSSRVNAME < dns_server_name >]
/SRCNAME < source_fqd_name > /SRCIP < source_ip >
/TARIP < target_ip > /TARNAME < target_fqd_name >
[/RECORDTYPE < rec_type >] [/USERNAME < user_name >
/PASSWORD ] [/DNSZONE < zone_name >]
[/DNSDOMAIN < domain_name >] [/LOGFILE < file_name >]
/FAILBACK [ fb_switch ]
[/SETPASSWORD < user_name > < password >] [/GETPASSWORD]
/TRUSTEE < trustee_name > [/VERBOSE] [/TEST] [/DEBUG]
[/HELP]
Options

DNSSRVNAME dns_server_name —The name of the source
domain/zone's primary DNS server. If not specified, the local machine will
be used.

SRCNAME source_fqd_name —The source machine's fully qualified
domain name

SRCIP source_ip —The source machine's IP address

TARIP target_ip —The target machine's IP address

TARNAME target_fqd_name —The target machine's fully qualified
domain name (required only for failback)

RECORDTYPE rec_type —The type of DNS resource records to modify or
list. Values record types are ALL, MSEXCHANGE, A, CNAME, MX, or PTR.
By default, all record types are included.

USERNAME user_name —The domain name of the user account. If not
specified, the account running the utility will be used.

PASSWORD password —The password associated with the user account

DNSZONE zone_name —The name of the DNS zone or DNS container,
used to refine queries

DNSDOMAIN domain_name —The name of the DNS domain, used to
refine queries

LOGFILE file_name —The name of the log file

FAILBACK fb_switch —Denotes a failback procedure, performed after a
failed source is recovered or restored (required for failback). By default,
the DFO will only failback records in the dfo_failback_config.dat file. This
option allows you to enter search criteria to identify the records to change
back, even if they are not in the configuration file. This option is also used
if the dfo_failback_config.dat file is missing.