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    Hello,

    it can not replace WINS. 

    It is just providing NetBIOS name resolution support for applications that are using IPv6. 

    It can not replace it as it have not the same concept. As an example, records have to be added manually on your CNZ whild on WINS it is updated automatically.

    More about GNZ here: http://www.petri.co.il/windows-DNS-globalnames-zone.htm

     

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    • Proposed as answer by MYousufAli Sunday, August 14, 2011 11:35 AM
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    The purpose of the GNZ is to allow you to have a single zone of DNS records that is "pasted" on all of your authoritative zones. If you only have one zone, there is really no value to deploying GNZ in a single domain environment. It will only increase administrative burden.

    If you have only one domain then any time a user types in a short name (e.g. "accounting") the DNS client will append the domain name (or domain names) from the search suffix list and will resolve "accounting.corp.domain.com" on behalf of the client application. The client will never actually attempt to resolve the short name "accounting". If you have a small number of domains then you may wish to set the search suffix list on all of your clients to include all of your domains (via group policy). This will give you the illusion of a flat namespace without having to go to the trouble of deploying and maintaining a GNZ. However, if you have a large number of domains you will eventually reach a point where there are too many to deploy to all clients. In this case the GNZ can be used to give flat namespace functionality without client configuration.

    • Proposed as answer by Mr XMVP Sunday, August 14, 2011 12:02 PM
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    Hello,

    it can not replace WINS. 

    It is just providing NetBIOS name resolution support for applications that are using IPv6. 

    It can not replace it as it have not the same concept. As an example, records have to be added manually on your CNZ whild on WINS it is updated automatically.

    More about GNZ here: http://www.petri.co.il/windows-DNS-globalnames-zone.htm

     

    This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

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    • Proposed as answer by MYousufAli Sunday, August 14, 2011 11:35 AM
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    The purpose of the GNZ is to allow you to have a single zone of DNS records that is "pasted" on all of your authoritative zones. If you only have one zone, there is really no value to deploying GNZ in a single domain environment. It will only increase administrative burden.

    If you have only one domain then any time a user types in a short name (e.g. "accounting") the DNS client will append the domain name (or domain names) from the search suffix list and will resolve "accounting.corp.domain.com" on behalf of the client application. The client will never actually attempt to resolve the short name "accounting". If you have a small number of domains then you may wish to set the search suffix list on all of your clients to include all of your domains (via group policy). This will give you the illusion of a flat namespace without having to go to the trouble of deploying and maintaining a GNZ. However, if you have a large number of domains you will eventually reach a point where there are too many to deploy to all clients. In this case the GNZ can be used to give flat namespace functionality without client configuration.

    • Proposed as answer by Mr XMVP Sunday, August 14, 2011 12:02 PM
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    GNZ is not a replacement for WINS.  However, for a network without WINS that may require this single label support, GNZ may fill that need.  GNZ is not commonly deployed and should be used only for specific scenarios. 

    Here is a high level summary...

    Understanding GlobalNames Zone in Windows 2008
    http://www.anitkb.com/2010/03/understanding-globalnames-zone-in.html

     

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