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Retrieving DNS Server Management Information - Sample Scripts

Age All DNS Records
Clear the DNS Server Cache
Create a Primary DNS Zone
Force a Refresh of a DNS Zone
List DNS Server Cache Properties
List DNS Server Properties
List DNS Server Root Hints Properties
List DNS Server Statistics
List DNS Zones
Modify the DNS Zone Type
Pause a DNS Zone
Reload a DNS Zone
Resume a Paused DNS Zone
Start DNS Server Scavenging
Start the DNS Server Service
Stop the DNS Server Service
Update a DNS Zone
Write-Back a DNS Zone

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Age All DNS Records

Enables aging of all records (except name server and start of authority records) in the DNS zone accounting.fabrikam.com.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & _
        "\root\MicrosoftDNS")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from MicrosoftDNS_Zone Where Name = 'accounting.fabrikam.com'")

For Each objItem in colItems
    errResult = objItem.AgeAllRecords(,1)
Next

Clear the DNS Server Cache

Clears the DNS server cache of resource records.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & _
        "\root\MicrosoftDNS")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * From MicrosoftDNS_Cache")

For Each objItem in colItems
    objItem.ClearCache()
Next

Create a Primary DNS Zone

Creates a primary DNS zone named accounting.fabrikam.com on a DNS server.

strZoneName = "accounting.fabrikam.com"
intPrimaryZone = 1
 
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & _
        "\root\MicrosoftDNS")

Set objItem = objWMIService.Get("MicrosoftDNS_Zone")
errResult = objItem.CreateZone(strZoneName, intPrimaryZone)

Force a Refresh of a DNS Zone

Forces the refresh of the secondary DNS zone accounting.fabrikam.com from its master zone.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & _
        "\root\MicrosoftDNS")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from MicrosoftDNS_Zone Where Name = 'accounting.fabrikam.com'")

For Each objItem in colItems
    objItem.ForceRefresh()
Next

List DNS Server Cache Properties

Returns information about the DNS cache on a DNS server.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & _
        "\root\MicrosoftDNS")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from MicrosoftDNS_Cache")

For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objItem.Name
    Wscript.Echo "Container Name: " & objItem.ContainerName
    Wscript.Echo "DNS Server Name: " & objItem.DNSServerName
    Wscript.Echo
Next

List DNS Server Properties

Returns detailed information about a DNS server.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & _
        "\root\MicrosoftDNS")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from MicrosoftDNS_Server")

For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objItem.Name
    Wscript.Echo "Address Answer Limit: " & objItem.AddressAnswerLimit
    Wscript.Echo "Allow Update: " & objItem.AllowUpdate
    Wscript.Echo "Autocache Update: " & objItem.AutoCacheUpdate
    Wscript.Echo "Autoconfig File Zones: " & objItem.AutoConfigFileZones
    Wscript.Echo "Bind Secondaries: " & objItem.BindSecondaries
    Wscript.Echo "Boot Method: " & objItem.BootMethod
    Wscript.Echo "Default Aging State: " & objItem.DefaultAgingState
    Wscript.Echo "Default No-Refresh Interval: " & _
        objItem.DefaultNoRefreshInterval
    Wscript.Echo "Default Refresh Interval: " & objItem.DefaultRefreshInterval
    Wscript.Echo "Disable AutoReverse Zones: " & _
        objItem.DisableAutoReverseZones
    Wscript.Echo "Disjoint Nets: " & objItem.DisjointNets
    Wscript.Echo "Directory Service Available: " & objItem.DsAvailable
    Wscript.Echo "Directory Service Polling Interval: " & _
        objItem.DsPollingInterval
    Wscript.Echo "Directory Service Tombstone Interval: " & _
        objItem.DsTombstoneInterval
    Wscript.Echo "EDNS Cache Timeout: " & objItem.EDnsCacheTimeout
    Wscript.Echo "Enable Directory Partitions: " & _
        objItem.EnableDirectoryPartitions
    Wscript.Echo "Enable DNSSec: " & objItem.EnableDnsSec
    Wscript.Echo "Enable EDNS Probes: " & objItem.EnableEDnsProbes
    Wscript.Echo "Event Log Level: " & objItem.EventLogLevel
    Wscript.Echo "Forward Delegations: " & objItem.ForwardDelegations
    Wscript.Echo "Forwarders: " & objItem.Forwarders
    Wscript.Echo "Forwarding Timeout: " & objItem.ForwardingTimeout
    Wscript.Echo "Is Slave: " & objItem.IsSlave
    Wscript.Echo "Listen Addresses: " & objItem.ListenAddresses
    Wscript.Echo "Local Net Priority: " & objItem.LocalNetPriority
    Wscript.Echo "Logfile Maximum Size: " & objItem.LogFileMaxSize
    Wscript.Echo "Logfile Path: " & objItem.LogFilePath
    Wscript.Echo "Log IPFilter List: " & objItem.LogIPFilterList
    Wscript.Echo "Log Level: " & objItem.LogLevel
    Wscript.Echo "Loose Wildcarding: " & objItem.LooseWildcarding
    Wscript.Echo "Maximum Cache Time-to-Live: " & objItem.MaxCacheTTL
    Wscript.Echo "Maximum Negative Cache Time-to-Live: " & _
        objItem.MaxNegativeCacheTTL
    Wscript.Echo "Name Check Flag: " & objItem.NameCheckFlag
    Wscript.Echo "No Recursion: " & objItem.NoRecursion
    Wscript.Echo "Recursion Retry: " & objItem.RecursionRetry
    Wscript.Echo "Recursion Timeout: " & objItem.RecursionTimeout
    Wscript.Echo "RoundRobin: " & objItem.RoundRobin
    Wscript.Echo "Rpc Protocol: " & objItem.RpcProtocol
    Wscript.Echo "Scavenging Interval: " & objItem.ScavengingInterval
    Wscript.Echo "Secure Responses: " & objItem.SecureResponses
    Wscript.Echo "Send Port: " & objItem.SendPort
    For Each strAddress in objItem.ServerAddresses
        Wscript.Echo "Server Address: " & strAddress
    Next
    Wscript.Echo "Started: " & objItem.Started
    Wscript.Echo "Start Mode: " & objItem.StartMode
    Wscript.Echo "Strict File Parsing: " & objItem.StrictFileParsing
    Wscript.Echo "Update Options: " & objItem.UpdateOptions
    Wscript.Echo "Version: " & objItem.Version
    Wscript.Echo "Write Authority NS: " & objItem.WriteAuthorityNS
    Wscript.Echo "Xfr Connect Timeout: " & objItem.XfrConnectTimeout
Next

List DNS Server Root Hints Properties

Returns information about the root hints stored in the cache file on a DNS server.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & _
        "\root\MicrosoftDNS")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from MicrosoftDNS_RootHints")

For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objItem.Name
    Wscript.Echo "Container Name: " & objItem.ContainerName
    Wscript.Echo "DNS Server Name: " & objItem.DnsServerName
    Wscript.Echo
Next

List DNS Server Statistics

Returns statistics collected on a DNS server.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & _
        "\root\MicrosoftDNS")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from MicrosoftDNS_Statistic")

For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objItem.Name
    Wscript.Echo "Collection Name: " & objItem.CollectionName
    Wscript.Echo "Collection ID: " & objItem.CollectionId
    Wscript.Echo "DNS Server Name: " & objItem.DnsServerName
    Wscript.Echo "String Value: " & objItem.StringValue
    Wscript.Echo "Value: " & objItem.Value
    Wscript.Echo
Next

List DNS Zones

Returns information about all the DNS zones on a DNS server.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & _
        "\root\MicrosoftDNS")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from MicrosoftDNS_Zone")

For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objItem.Name
    Wscript.Echo "Zone Type: " & objItem.ZoneType
    Wscript.Echo "Aging: " & objItem.Aging
    Wscript.Echo "Allow Update: " & objItem.AllowUpdate
    Wscript.Echo "Autocreated: " & objItem.AutoCreated
    Wscript.Echo "Available For Scavenge Time: " & _
        objItem.AvailForScavengeTime
    Wscript.Echo "Container Name: " & objItem.ContainerName
    Wscript.Echo "Data File: " & objItem.DataFile
    Wscript.Echo "Disable WINS Record Replication: " & _
        objItem.DisableWINSRecordReplication
    Wscript.Echo "DNS Server Name: " & objItem.DnsServerName
    Wscript.Echo "Directory Service-Integrated: " & objItem.DsIntegrated
    Wscript.Echo "Forwarder Slave: " & objItem.ForwarderSlave
    Wscript.Echo "Forwarder Timeout: " & objItem.ForwarderTimeout
    Wscript.Echo "Last Successful SOA Check: " & _
        objItem.LastSuccessfulSoaCheck
    Wscript.Echo "LastSuccessful Xfr: " & objItem.LastSuccessfulXfr
    Wscript.Echo "Local Master Servers: " & objItem.LocalMasterServers
    Wscript.Echo "Master Servers: " & objItem.MasterServers
    Wscript.Echo "No-Refresh Interval: " & objItem.NoRefreshInterval
    Wscript.Echo "Notify: " & objItem.Notify
    Wscript.Echo "Notify Servers: " & objItem.NotifyServers
    Wscript.Echo "Paused: " & objItem.Paused
    Wscript.Echo "Refresh Interval: " & objItem.RefreshInterval
    Wscript.Echo "Reverse: " & objItem.Reverse
    Wscript.Echo "Scavenge Servers: " & objItem.ScavengeServers
    Wscript.Echo "Secondary Servers: " & objItem.SecondaryServers
    Wscript.Echo "Secure Secondaries: " & objItem.SecureSecondaries
    Wscript.Echo "Shutdown: " & objItem.Shutdown
    Wscript.Echo "Use Wins: " & objItem.UseWins
    Wscript.Echo
Next

Modify the DNS Zone Type

Changes the DNS zone type of the zone accounting.fabrikam.com to a primary DNS zone.

intPrimaryZone = 1
 
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & _
        "\root\MicrosoftDNS")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from MicrosoftDNS_Zone Where Name = 'accounting.fabrikam.com'")

For Each objItem in colItems
    errResult = objItem.ChangeZoneType(intPrimaryZone, true)
Next

Pause a DNS Zone

Pauses the DNS zone accounting.fabrikam.com.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & _
        "\root\MicrosoftDNS")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from MicrosoftDNS_Zone Where Name = 'accounting.fabrikam.com'")

For Each objItem in colItems
    objItem.PauseZone()
Next

Reload a DNS Zone

Reloads the DNS zone fabrikam.com from its database.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & _
        "\root\MicrosoftDNS")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from MicrosoftDNS_Zone Where Name = 'fabrikam.com'")

For Each objItem in colItems
    objItem.ReloadZone()
Next

Resume a Paused DNS Zone

Resumes the DNS zone accounting.fabrikam.com.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & _
        "\root\MicrosoftDNS")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from MicrosoftDNS_Zone Where Name = 'accounting.fabrikam.com'")

For Each objItem in colItems
    objItem.ResumeZone()
Next

Start DNS Server Scavenging

Instructs a DNS server to begin scavenging stale records in the appropriate DNS zones.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & _
        "\root\MicrosoftDNS")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * From MicrosoftDNS_Server")

For Each objItem in colItems
    objItem.StartScavenging()
Next

Start the DNS Server Service

Starts the DNS server service on a computer.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & _
        "\root\MicrosoftDNS")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * From MicrosoftDNS_Server")

For Each objItem in colItems
    objItem.StartService()
Next

Stop the DNS Server Service

Stops the DNS server service.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & _
        "\root\MicrosoftDNS")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * From MicrosoftDNS_Server")

For Each objItem in colItems
    objItem.StopService()
Next

Update a DNS Zone

Forces an update of the DNS zone accounting.fabrikam.com from Active Directory.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & _
        "\root\MicrosoftDNS")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from MicrosoftDNS_Zone Where Name = 'accounting.fabrikam.com'")

For Each objItem in colItems
    objItem.UpdateFromDS()
Next

Write-Back a DNS Zone

Saves zone data for the DNS zone accounting.fabrikam.com to the appropriate zone file.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & _
        "\root\MicrosoftDNS")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from MicrosoftDNS_Zone Where Name = 'accounting.fabrikam.com'")

For Each objItem in colItems
    objItem.WriteBackZone()
Next

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