DNS Question on NT4 to AD upgrade

Hello Everyone,

I have a question on the best way to get DNS up and running for a Windows
NT domain to Active Directory upgrade.

The current NT domain is running on a PDC/BDC pair of servers, and I'm to
replace the PDC with a newer server. This PDC is already running DHCP
and WINS. I've got a server being delivered that is coming with Windows
2000, and will be rotated in during the upgrade to replace the PDC after
the upgrade, but I need to upgrade the NT domain to AD before shifting
the root to the new server.

The question is... What is the recommended, and easiest, way to upgrade
the DHCP, the WINS and add DNS during the upgrade? Should I leave the
DHCP and WINS on the current server, upgrade it to AD, then move the
upgraded DHCP, WINS and AD-integrated DNS to the new server after
DCPROMO'ing it...or should I move the DHCP and WINS to the new server,
install DNS and configure it as a standard primary zone on the 2000 box,
upgrade the NT box to AD and have it use the DNS for the upgrade, then
make the new server the root and update the DNS to AD-integrated?

I know I have to move the FSMO roles and GC from the upgraded PDC to the
new 2000 server in order to decommission the old server, but want to make
the upgrade as painless as possible.

Thanks.

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Mark L. Woods
Saint Louis, MO USA
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