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Below command is to backup a forward zone using dnscmd
dnscmd /zoneexport kannade.com backup\kannade.com.dns.bak
The above command backups the forward zone kannade.com to the file kannade.com.dns.bak

Restore
the following command restores the forward zone.
dnscmd /zoneadd kannade.com /primary /file kannade.com.dns.bak /load

After adding the zone to the DNS server, you can convert it to an AD-integrated zone by running: