DNS Transfer

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Alex Anderson

Hello Everyone,

I have a new server taking the place of my old primary DC windows 2000
server. I would like to know the process of migrating services from my old
server to new. As for DNS specifically, I don't understand it completely,
but it appears if your Windows 2000 server is a domain controller, and if
you set up DNS, does that automatically make it a primary DNS not a
secondary which is the way you set it up? I'm a bit confused there on the
architecture, but could someone clarify what I should do in these situations
and what I shouldn't do? I've already transferred over the FSMO's to the
new server taking the place of my old DC server, but when it comes to DNS,
how should I tackle this? I already found KD article 300468 but when I got
to transferring the records it seemed to be already done for me, that is the
reason for my questions about the server being a domain controller.

Thank you
Alex Anderson
 
In Then Kevin replied below:
when I got to transferring the records
it seemed to be already done for me, that is the reason
for my questions about the server being a domain
controller.
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Then you must be using Active Directory integrated zones, they will
automatically replicate if DNS is installed.

Did you transfer the Global Catalog?
You stated you transfered the FSMO roles but you didn't say about the global
catalog. The Global Catalog is the only role that DCPROMO won't transfer.
BTW, you can't just turn the old DC off, it has to be DCPROMOed out of the
domain.
 
Kevin,

What I did was, I dcpromo'd the new server, made it a global catalog
using ADSS, so I think that will copy over the GC. Also, when I transferred
the global catalog role to my new server it stated it had a GC on it and it
was more of a warning, but I went ahead and selected yes. Did I do
something wrong? And yes, I will be depromoing out the old DC. I was just
a bit confused (following the KB as indicated) when it came to installing
the DNS and what the differences were.

Thank you
Alex Anderson
 
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