Export/Import DNS Entries - Windows Server 2008 R2

Solution 1:

If this is a standard DNS zone, the easiest way to back it up and restore it is to simply make a copy of the related zone file; you can find it in C:\Windows\System32\DNS, it's named "your.zone.name.dns".

Solution 2:

You can't export the zone via GUI, but you can do it via command line:

dnscmd /zoneexport MYDOMAIN.com MYDOMAIN.com.txt

By default the file MYDOMAIN.com.txt will be created in C:\Windows\System32\dns.

Source: dnscmd.

Solution 3:

That doesn't export the DNS records, it exports a list (txt or csv) of whatever is in the right pane. That's the same functionality as exists in any other tool, such as ADUC.

EDIT:

To clarify, you did not export the DNS records or the zone file. You simply exported a list of the DNS records, or more correctly, you exported a list of the contents of the right pane in the DNS management console. If you want to export the actual zone file then use the dnscmd tool:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772069.aspx