Enable or disable fast transfer format during zone transfers

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To enable or disable fast transfer format during zone transfers

You can enable or disable fast transfer format during zone transfers using the Windows interface.

To enable or disable fast transfer format during zone transfers using the Windows interface

Open DNS.
In the console tree, click the applicable DNS server.

Where?
- DNS/applicable DNS server
On the Action menu, click Properties.
Click the Advanced tab.
Do one of the following:
- To enable the fast transfer format (the default), in the Server options list, clear the BIND secondaries check box, and then click OK.
- To disable the fast transfer format, in the Server options list, select the BIND secondaries check box, and then click OK.

Notes

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.
To open DNS, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click DNS.
The fast transfer format optimizes zone transfers between Windows-based DNS servers and other DNS server implementations, and it is enabled by default. Zone transfers between Windows-based DNS servers always use the fast transfer format.
DNS servers running versions of the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) server implementation prior to version 4.9.4 do not support the fast transfer format. You should enable the Bind secondaries option if you are transferring zones to BIND servers running versions earlier than 4.9.4.

You can enable or disable fast transfer format during zone transfers using a command line.

The procedure title

Value	Description
dnscmd	Specifies the name of the command-line tool.
ServerName	Specifies the DNS host name of the DNS server. You can also type the IP address of the DNS server. To specify the DNS server on the local computer, you can also type a period (.)
/Config	Specifies the configuration command.
/BindSecondaries	Specifies use of fast transfer format used by legacy Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) servers.
{1\|0}	To disable fast transfer format when transferring a zone to legacy BIND DNS servers, type 1 (on). To enable fast transfer format, type 0 (off).

Notes

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.
To open a command prompt, click Start, point to All programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command prompt.
This procedure requires the Dnscmd Windows support tool. For information about installing Windows support tools, see Related Topics.
To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type:

dnscmdServerName**/Config/help**
The fast transfer format optimizes zone transfers between Windows-based DNS servers and other DNS server implementations, and it is enabled by default. Zone transfers between Windows-based DNS servers always use the fast transfer format.
DNS servers running versions of the BIND server implementation earlier than version 4.9.4 do not support the fast transfer format. You should set BindSecondaries to 1 if you are transferring zones to BIND servers running versions earlier than 4.9.4.

Format	Meaning
Italic	Information that the user must supply
Bold	Elements that the user must type exactly as shown
Ellipsis (...)	Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line
Between brackets ([])	Optional items
Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (\|). Example: {even\|odd}	Set of choices from which the user must choose only one
`Courier font`	Code or program output

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