Re: NT4 Single Label Domain upgrade to Windows Server 2003
From: Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP] (admin_at_nospam.LSAOL.COM)
Date: 03/16/04
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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 15:25:39 -0600
In news:2C4907C2-8A83-41A6-BC41-3A3B63EE95F3@microsoft.com,
Sham <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
> I am in the process of upgrading an NT4 single domain to Windows
> Server 2003. The NT4 PDC is also the Primary internal DNS server for
> the NT domain. I have configured a Windows Server 2003 machine as a
> Secondary DNS Server. After reading several of the posts here, I am
> rethinking how I am doing this before installing AD. The NT4 DNS
> Server has a Single label Zone such as ABC with the zone file named
> ABC.dns, what is the best procedure for correcting this in NT before
> proceding with the AD installation on the Windows Server 2003
> machine? Thanks for your help.
If it still has NT4 on the box, in TCP/IP properties, in the domain field
put in the name you want to use for your AD domain name. such as abc.com or
abc.local or lan.abc.com, use any name really as long as it has the dot in
the name. Win2k3 adopts this name as its primary DNS suffix.
If you have already upgraded to Win2k3 but have not yet DCPROMOed, in the
System Control panel on the network identification tab you have the option
to change the DNS suffix of the machine, I'd give you the exact instructions
but I cannot find them right now. But, you do have the option to change the
suffix there.
Either of these will change the primary DNS suffix of the Win2k3 or Win2k
which is pivotal in having an intact Name space.
Once the suffix is set you can then run DCPROMO whether you create the zone
or not. If you don't DCPROMO will create the correct zone for you using the
AD Domain name.
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