DSCResources/MSFT_xDnsServerConditionalForwarder/en-US/about_xDnsServerConditionalForwarder.help.txt

.NAME
    xDnsServerConditionalForwarder
 
.DESCRIPTION
    The xDnsServerConditionalForwarder DSC resource manages a conditional forwarder on a Domain Name System (DNS) server.
 
    You can manage the master servers, forwarder time-out, recursion, recursion scope, and directory partition name for a conditional forwarder zone.
 
.PARAMETER Ensure
    Write - String
    Allowed values: Present, Absent
    Ensure whether the zone is absent or present.
 
.PARAMETER Name
    Key - String
    The name of the zone to manage.
 
.PARAMETER MasterServers
    Write - StringArray
    The IP addresses the forwarder should use. Mandatory if Ensure is present.
 
.PARAMETER ReplicationScope
    Write - String
    Allowed values: None, Custom, Domain, Forest, Legacy
    Whether the conditional forwarder should be replicated in AD, and the scope of that replication. Default is None.
 
.PARAMETER DirectoryPartitionName
    Write - String
    The name of the directory partition to use when the ReplicationScope is Custom. This value is ignored for all other replication scopes.
 
.PARAMETER ZoneType
    Read - String
    The zone type
 
.EXAMPLE 1
 
This configuration will manage a DNS server conditional forwarder
 
Configuration xDnsServerConditionalForwarder_config
{
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'xDnsServer'
 
    Node localhost
    {
        xDnsServerConditionalForwarder 'Forwarder1'
        {
            Name = 'London'
            MasterServers = @('10.0.1.10', '10.0.2.10')
            ReplicationScope = 'Forest'
            Ensure = 'Present'
        }
    }
}