Re: Changing DC server name in VMware GSX!!!

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From: Ulf B. Simon-Weidner [MVP] (nospam2-ulf_at_usw-consulting.com)
Date: 05/03/04

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    Michael Buchardt says...
    > As to whether GSX Server "supports" Domain Controller rename I
    > would say yes. I have done in VMWare Workstation and can?t really
    > see any reasons why it wouldn?t work in GSX Server.
    >
    Depends - MS won't support anything which will not runn on a physical
    Hardware. So if you say GSX-Server Supports Domain Controller rename
    than it would be just VMWare supporting it, not VMWARE.

    > It is worth to mention though that if you run Exchange 2003 on
    > your dc and rename it, Exchange 2003 will stop fuctioning. (But if
    > you do another domain controller rename and "change" it to back to
    > the old name, Exchange 2003 will start fuctioning again.)
    >
    Don't miss the WebCast:

    838623 TechNet Support WebCast: Renaming domains when Microsoft
    Exchange Server 2003 is in the Active Directory
    http://support.microsoft.com/?id=838623
    This Support WebCast discusses renaming Microsoft Windows Server 2003
    domains when Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 is in the Active Directory.
    Successfully renaming Active Directory domains with Exchange in the
    environment is now possible

    -- 
    Gruesse - Sincerely,
    Ulf B. Simon-Weidner
    

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