Windows 2000 DNS WINS DHCP server upgrade

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We are looking to upgrade our windows 2000 member server to windows 2003.
This server runs our DNS, WINS, and DHCP.

Are there any gotcha's out there that I should look out for?

thanks,

FastEddie
 
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FastEddie said:
We are looking to upgrade our windows 2000 member server to windows
2003. This server runs our DNS, WINS, and DHCP.

Are there any gotcha's out there that I should look out for?

thanks,

FastEddie
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Not really. Be aware of the differences with zone types. Since this is just
a member server, I'm assuming the zones are either Primary or a Secondary.


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Thanks Ace!

The server has about 10 zones on it. About 5 of them are secondary for AD
2000/2003 forests. the rest are primary zones. None are AD integrated.

Once upgraded, this server will become a AD 2K3 domain controller with
integrated DNS for the forest. One question I ask is will the secondary for
other AD 2K3 forests have any issues? They are listed as secondary zones on
the server.

thanks,

FastEddie

"Ace Fekay [MVP]"
 
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FastEddie said:
Thanks Ace!

The server has about 10 zones on it. About 5 of them are secondary
for AD 2000/2003 forests. the rest are primary zones. None are AD
integrated.
Once upgraded, this server will become a AD 2K3 domain controller with
integrated DNS for the forest. One question I ask is will the
secondary for other AD 2K3 forests have any issues? They are listed
as secondary zones on the server.

thanks,
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You're welcome. Keep in mind, if you upgrade a server, then you promote it,
the zones will automatically change to AD Integrated, since it will
recognize the zone(s) are in the AD database.

Ace
 
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You're welcome. Keep in mind, if you upgrade a server, then you promote
it, the zones will automatically change to AD Integrated, since it will
recognize the zone(s) are in the AD database.

Ace
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