We are looking at consolidating our databases onto a Windows / SQL Server cluster. In our lab environment we have full control over the environment AD & DNS Servers. In our test and Production environments, there is a separate team that manages
AD & DNS. For AD, it only takes 7 - 10 days to get users and groups created. For DNS, everything is handled by the DNS team, and nothing is automatically added to DNS; part of the issue is DNSSEC.
If DNS is not available or unable to create/update an A record, will the install of the SQL Server Failover cluster fail? In place of DNS, can you use local hosts files?
Thanks.
DJ