Re: How to replace a Server 2003 domain controller with a new, better, faster piece of hardware?
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On Jun 25, 9:39 am, Meinolf Weber wrote:
, then rename the preinstalled newserver
to the old servername. After this is rebooted use robocopy to copy all data
including security to the new machine, then add the regkey with the sharenames.
Is this preinstalled server now already a domain controller at this
point or is at a member server and you run dcpromo after you import
the regkey from the first server?
I thought it wasn't a good idea to rename a domain controller.
Can you even rename it at all if the domain is Windows2000 mixed?
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Relevant Pages
- correction for Gary
... Renaming a Domain Controller issues. ... If you wish to rename a DC, ... To rename a domain controller, use the Netdom tool command-line utility, the ... domain functional level must be set to Windows Server 2003 as well. ...
(microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory) - Re: Domain controller name -rename issue
... Make sure you have at least a system state backup before starting the rename of the production one. ... The DNS host names of domain controllers in a renamed domain are not ... Windows NT 4.0 primary domain controller to Windows 2000 ... it with dcpromo /forceremoval to member server. ...
(microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory) - Re: Domain controller name -rename issue
... After I decommission the DC I will only have one domain controller. ... The DNS host names of domain controllers in a renamed domain are not ... the domain rename operation is complete. ... with dcpromo /forceremoval to member server. ...
(microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory) - Re: How to replace single domain controller in domain with a singl
... Although you can use System Properties to rename a domain controller, Active Directory and DNS replication latency might temporarily prevent clients from locating or authenticating to the renamed domain controller. ... export of DHCP database for 2008 choose ... demote the old DC to member server, reboot and rename it, reboot ...
(microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory) - Re: Domain Rename with Exchange on Domain Controller
... >to Win2k3 Standard and Exchange 2k3. ... >rename, though it can be on member servers. ... >2) Install Exchange 2k3 on a temporary member server. ... >4) Uninstall Exchange entirely from the domain controller. ...
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