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DNS_ERROR_NO_CREATE_CACHE_DATA
The server failed to build cache data
A DNS server maintains cached information separately from its authoritative zones. Windows DNS also stores root hints as cache-zone bootstrap data and MS-DNSP describes clearing and rebuilding cache state, including loading default cache records from directory-backed storage when configured. Failure to create cache data belongs to resolver state, not to an ordinary authoritative record add.
Inspect DNS Server startup and cache operations, persistent root-hint data, and directory access if cache data is stored through the directory server. Avoid creating a normal primary zone named like the cache or root hints as a substitute. If the error follows a cache-clear or server restart, correlate the first failure with initialization events to find the underlying storage or configuration problem.
What to inspect
- Review DNS Server events around cache initialization or ClearCache operations.
- Inspect root-hint availability and cache-zone persistent storage.
- Separate cache reconstruction failures from record updates in hosted authoritative zones.
References
- MS-DNSP: DNS Server management operations
- MS-DNSP: DNS Server initialization and zone loading
- Microsoft: DNS forwarding, conditional forwarding, and root hints
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