Transfer DNS to another server

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Citimouse

Hi All,

I am going to migrate our Windows 2000 DC to another hardware. The DC is
also running a DNS. the new hardware will have a new IP and the old DC will
be demoted to a member server and wil maintain it's IP address.

I have read the article http://support.microsoft.com/?id=280061. In step 8
of this article, it says

"Bring the current DNS server down and transfer its IP address to the
destination DNS server."

As mentioned earlier, the new server will have it's own IP and the old DC
will maintain it's own IP. If I do not follow this step 8, what are the
complications? All the other member servers' DNS settings are pointing to
another DNS server which belongs to the data center.

Thank you.
 
Citimouse said:
Hi All,

I am going to migrate our Windows 2000 DC to another hardware. The DC is
also running a DNS. the new hardware will have a new IP and the old DC will
be demoted to a member server and wil maintain it's IP address.

I have read the article http://support.microsoft.com/?id=280061. In step 8
of this article, it says

"Bring the current DNS server down and transfer its IP address to the
destination DNS server."
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Well, that's the safe way. You just have to make sure that you leave the
OLD
DNS as a secondary until NO client is pointing to it.
As mentioned earlier, the new server will have it's own IP and the old DC
will maintain it's own IP. If I do not follow this step 8, what are the
complications? All the other member servers' DNS settings are pointing to
another DNS server which belongs to the data center.
Click to expand...

Add the new server. Change all the clients. Make sure. Wait a day or two.
Bring down the old DNS server (as a DNS server or take it offline and see
what happens.)
 
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Citimouse said:
Hi All,

I am going to migrate our Windows 2000 DC to another hardware. The DC
is also running a DNS. the new hardware will have a new IP and the
old DC will be demoted to a member server and wil maintain it's IP
address.

I have read the article http://support.microsoft.com/?id=280061. In
step 8 of this article, it says

"Bring the current DNS server down and transfer its IP address to the
destination DNS server."

As mentioned earlier, the new server will have it's own IP and the
old DC will maintain it's own IP. If I do not follow this step 8,
what are the complications? All the other member servers' DNS
settings are pointing to another DNS server which belongs to the data
center.

Thank you.
Click to expand...

Try Dean Wells, MVP's DNS Dump. Copy and paste the content to notepad,
rename it as a .CMD file. Type /? for syntax.

Dean Wells' DNSDump:
http://www.reskit.net/DNS/dnsdump.cm_

note: that's an underscore at the end of the URL.


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Regards,
Ace

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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.

Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
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