Re: DC rename project

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follow the information in the following article
http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge/archive/2005/11/20/109.aspx:


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"Jonathan Forbes" <JonathanForbes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:BEC2CBBC-5E82-4D55-B267-3F925254E57D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In the final planning stages of a DC rename project that will involve
> renaming 12 DCs sprinkled across 5 WAN links, set to replicate every 15
> minutes.
>
> Looking for feedback on the following:
>
> -At what point should the FRS object rename take place, immediately after
> the new name becomes the primary name? Or after the the old name is
> purged?
>
> -Is there any advantage to keeping primary and secondary DNS name
> attributes on a DC for longer than 32 replication cycles? Or at least
> after
> the new names have been replicated and DNS records updated? Our general
> thought is a week's time to ensure smooth operation, but this seems
> excessive
> to me.
>
>
>
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> Jonathan Forbes


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