Re: Replacing Windows 2003 DC Server with new hardware

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If you've more than 1 DC for the same domain, the best is to perform metadata cleanup then re-add the server again.
Moving to different hardware configuration is done as last option when no more DCs are available.

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I hope that the information above helps you.
Have a Nice day.
Jorge Silva
MCSE

"Shaun EN" <ShaunEN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:8CE9CEC9-E11A-4032-968C-4C80CAB5F68C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Does anyone have any personal experience with this? I always like to get
that as well. Sometimes the MS documents are way to structured.


"Jorge Silva" wrote:

Hi
check
How to move a Windows installation to different hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249694
How to perform a disaster recovery restoration of Active Directory on a
computer with a different hardware configuration
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263532
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I hope that the information above helps you.
Have a Nice day.
Jorge Silva
MCSE

"Shaun EN" <ShaunEN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:E315BE9C-DFD6-4E9A-8486-616864AA2220@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I'm hoping someone can point me to a document on the steps needed to
> replace
> a Windows 2003 DC Server with new hardware. We have two senarios. A
> single
> DC replacement and DC replacement with multiple DC's. Could someone > let
> me
> know if there is a document from MS that outlines the steps needed to
> replace
> the DC and keep the same name etc...
>
> Thanks
> Shaun


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