Re: Move to a new server

well, yes

if you want a w2k3 DC...
* update the schema first
* install a w2k3 dc
* make it a GC
* transfer the FSMO roles
* if DNS is AD integrated it will replicate with AD replication
* configure WINS and make both replication partners of each other
* for DHCP -->MS-KBQ325473_How to move a DHCP database from a computer that
is running Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows Server 2003 to a
computer that is running Windows Server 2003
* as soon as everything is "moved"
* configure DHCP to point clients to the new DC for DNS/WINS
* configure all servers to point to the new DC for DNS/WINS
* shutdown the OLD DC and see if something goes wrong
* if something goes wrong, resolve it
* when nothing goes wrong anymore:
**demote the DC to a member server and remove from the domain
** break the WINS replication partnership

not sure if I forgot anything or not, so make sure you test first

also see:
http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge/archive/2005/11/19/110.aspx

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"Liege" <Liege@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have one W2K AD server on my network, which also runs DNS, DHCP and WINS.
I
need to move everything onto a new server and retire the old one. Does
anyone
know of an article that will give me a step by step procedure on how to do
it.

Thanks in advance.

Liege



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