I'm in the process of migrating my old file server cluster to a new one, and I've set up a DFS namespace to streamline things moving forward. The tricky part is identifying all the configurations that need to be updated from the old cluster name to the new namespace. Instead of relying on a temporary alias, I'd really like to pinpoint the devices and configurations using the old name. Is there a way to log our Windows DNS servers to capture queries for the old cluster name, or do I need to consider alternatives like firewall logs, even though that might not cover everything fully?
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You can enable DNS Debug Logging on your Windows DNS servers. This will allow you to collect DNS query events, which you can later view in the event viewer. Just be cautious with the log size to avoid losing older records, especially if there are heavy queries.
I thought about this method, but I’m worried about the volume of DNS queries—won't they get lost in the logs too quickly?