How to replace a DNS server with another in AD 2000 ?

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Could someone point me to a link how to replace the DNS server (Win2k) in a
single domain Windows 2000 Active Directory, with another physical machine
running Server 2003 ?
They are both on line but I am not so sure what is the recommended
procedure.
Many thanks in advance!
 
Could someone point me to a link how to replace the DNS server (Win2k) in a
single domain Windows 2000 Active Directory, with another physical machine
running Server 2003 ?
They are both on line but I am not so sure what is the recommended
procedure.
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Make the 2003 system a DC, allow them to replicate, use DCPromo to
demote the original one from a DC. It's even simpler if the DNS
server isn't a DC and you're using standard domains, make the new one
a secondary, transfer from the primary (master), change it to a
primary domain and you're done.

Jeff
 
Jeff said:
Make the 2003 system a DC, allow them to replicate, use DCPromo to
demote the original one from a DC. It's even simpler if the DNS
server isn't a DC and you're using standard domains, make the new one
a secondary, transfer from the primary (master), change it to a
primary domain and you're done.
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The question was DNS -- not Active Directory.

To transfer the DNS server, you should make the zone standard (not AD
integrated), install DNS on the second machine, add it as a secondary
nameserver for the domain, then make it the primary nameserver for the
domain, then reconfigure clients, then remove the old nameserver.
 
I will call A the win2k existing DNS server and B the win2k3, the one I need
to move DNS to.
A is currently a member server in the 2k domain.
B is a 2k3 DC in the AD domain.

After I install DNS service on B, how do I get the zones transferred from A
?
In terms of AD integration changes I am confused on exact sequence and steps
I must take.
If I make the A server's zones standard before migrating to B, would this
not break the AD ?
Server A supports entire network name resolution, AD and Internet browsing
for users.

Thank you.
 
In Victor Matei <[email protected]> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
: I will call A the win2k existing DNS server and B the win2k3, the one
: I need to move DNS to.
: A is currently a member server in the 2k domain.
: B is a 2k3 DC in the AD domain.
These two statement contradict each other, if you add a win2k3 DC to a win2k
domain, you have to run ADPrep and domainprep on the Win2k DC basically make
the Win2k DC act sort of like a Win2k3 domain.

:
: After I install DNS service on B, how do I get the zones transferred
: from A ?
It depends on which zones you are talking about, if the zones are primary
zones for other domains besides the AD domain zone, and you only have a few
create them as secondary on the Win2k3. Once the zones have transferred you
can change the zone type from secondary to primary.

If you are talking of the zone for the AD domain, just create the zones on
Win2k3 for the name of the domain name, make it AD integrated, Allow Dynamic
updates, point the DC to its private address, restart the Netlogon service
and run ipconfig /registerdns on the DC that should create the SRV records
and its A records.
I'm not sure if the Win2k3 will create the _msdcs.domain.com zone by itself
or not you may have to create that zone, too.


: In terms of AD integration changes I am confused on exact sequence
: and steps I must take.
: If I make the A server's zones standard before migrating to B, would
: this not break the AD ?

Server A? What do you mean make the zones standard, did you not say that
server A, was a member of a Win2k domain? Members cannot hold AD integrated
zones.

HOW TO: Reconfigure an _msdcs Subdomain to a Forest-wide DNS Application
Directory Partition When You Upgrade from Windows 2000 to Windows Server
2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;817470&Product=winsvr2003

HOW TO: Integrate DNS with an Existing DNS Infrastructure If Active
Directory Is Enabled in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323418&Product=winsvr2003
 
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