Replace Domain Controller

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I have only one domain controller running Windows 2000
server standard
edition. Recently I need to replace it with with better
performance server.
Beside those five Operations Master and Global Catalog
need to transfer to
new server, is there anything else need to be done prior
to demote the old
server? Please help. Thanks.
 
Hi DC

This should do it. You just want to make sure that replication has taken
place and the new server has a good copy of the AD and SYSVOL. Where does
DNS live? That's possibly also important.

HTH
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What about DNS and DHCP?

What about leaving the "old" machine in place and moving the FSMO's to the
"new" server?? Having a single DC is not a good idea..... If it crashes, you
could lose the entire domain......

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Regards,
Hank Arnold

Mark Renoden said:
Hi DC

This should do it. You just want to make sure that replication has taken
place and the new server has a good copy of the AD and SYSVOL. Where does
DNS live? That's possibly also important.

HTH
--
Mark Renoden [MSFT]
Windows Platform Support Team
Email: (e-mail address removed)

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me; I'll post a response back to the group.

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DC said:
I have only one domain controller running Windows 2000
server standard
edition. Recently I need to replace it with with better
performance server.
Beside those five Operations Master and Global Catalog
need to transfer to
new server, is there anything else need to be done prior
to demote the old
server? Please help. Thanks.
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Thanks for your input.
-----Original Message-----
Hi DC

This should do it. You just want to make sure that replication has taken
place and the new server has a good copy of the AD and SYSVOL. Where does
DNS live? That's possibly also important.

HTH
--
Mark Renoden [MSFT]
Windows Platform Support Team
Email: (e-mail address removed)

Please note you'll need to strip ".online" from my email address to email
me; I'll post a response back to the group.

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

I have only one domain controller running Windows 2000
server standard
edition. Recently I need to replace it with with better
performance server.
Beside those five Operations Master and Global Catalog
need to transfer to
new server, is there anything else need to be done prior
to demote the old
server? Please help. Thanks.
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