dns servers

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I have an older server that I'm going to retire. It is my only server in my
domain. I've setup my server and connected it to my active directory and
made it a global catalog. Now I want to make it my primary dns server. I
have installed the dns portion and I've configured it to be the primary dns
server. I was wondering if there is anything else I need to do, dns wise
before I remove my old server.

Thanks

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Auddog said:
I have an older server that I'm going to retire. It is my only server in my
domain. I've setup my server and connected it to my active directory and
made it a global catalog. Now I want to make it my primary dns server. I
have installed the dns portion and I've configured it to be the primary dns
server. I was wondering if there is anything else I need to do, dns wise
before I remove my old server.
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Something doesn't jibe above so I suppose that I
misunderstand your post.

If you are retiring it why will it become your DNS
server? And if you only have one server how did
you "connect it to AD and make it a GC".

If it were you only server and you had AD it would
be a DC and a GC by default -- and likely be your
DNS server already.

If you are MOVING your DNS server, the simplest
way is to first make the new (to DNS0 server a
Secondary, zone copy, change it to Primary (and the
old primary to secondary).

You need to update it on the clients (which includes
all SERVERS as they are DNS clients too) and in
DHCP it you use that to configure client machines.

You must update the client settings before you can
remove the OLD DNS server.
 
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Auddog said:
I have an older server that I'm going to retire. It is
my only server in my domain. I've setup my server and
connected it to my active directory and made it a global
catalog. Now I want to make it my primary dns server. I
have installed the dns portion and I've configured it to
be the primary dns server. I was wondering if there is
anything else I need to do, dns wise before I remove my
old server.
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When you say remove your old server, is it a domain controller?
Are you going to remove it from the network completely?

You have to transfer the five FSMO master roles, PDC, RID, Infrastructure,
Domain Naming, and Schema. You can do this with DCPromo when you run DCPromo
to remove the DC, but I'd transfer the roles first then run DCPromo.
255690 - HOW TO View and Transfer FSMO Roles in the Graphical User
Interface: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;255690

255504 - Using Ntdsutil.exe to Seize or Transfer FSMO Roles to a Domain
Controller:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;255504
 
Thanks everyone for the added information.

Just to clear up things, I want to remove my existing server, but first want
to transfer all the active directory information and roles to my new server
first. I just completed the transfer of roles - that for the links -
without problems. I'm not sure how to copy an actual zone in dns, but I did
setup the dns and I must have copied it as they are the same on both
servers. I did change the originial settings on my new server to match the
old servers. If you can give me link on how to copy a zone, I would greatly
appreciate it. Thanks,

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Auddog said:
Thanks everyone for the added information.

Just to clear up things, I want to remove my existing
server, but first want to transfer all the active
directory information and roles to my new server first.
I just completed the transfer of roles - that for the
links - without problems. I'm not sure how to copy an
actual zone in dns, but I did setup the dns and I must
have copied it as they are the same on both servers. I
did change the originial settings on my new server to
match the old servers. If you can give me link on how to
copy a zone, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks,
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Is the Zone Active Directory integrated?
If it is it will replicate, if it isn't make it AD integrated, let it
replicate, DO NOT create the zone manually on the second DC, if there is a
zone in AD. Once it replicates the new zone will be in the second DC and it
will show the second DC as SOA Primary name server. When you DCpromo the
other DC out, its zone will go away, Do NOT delete the zone.
 
I have the zone type set to Primary and the store the zone in the active
directory box is not checked. Do I need to have it checked and if so what
is the difference between storing the dns zone in the active directory?

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Auddog said:
I have the zone type set to Primary and the store the
zone in the active directory box is not checked. Do I
need to have it checked and if so what is the difference
between storing the dns zone in the active directory?
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Zones stored in Active Directory are more secure and replicated to all DCs
in the AD domain by default. Access is controlled by domain security Access
Control lists. Standard primary and Secondary zones are store in a text file
on the hard drive and are many time more vulnerable to attack.
 
Thanks

I will set this up and with any luck everything will go without a glitch.

Thanks again

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