Re: DNS replication when installing new DC in domain

Herb Martin wrote:
"lk" <anon2130_@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uIBEOn6DGHA.3820@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

New year 2006 greetings,

I'm preparing for win2003 upgrades for some small businesses, and
am developing a technical project plan in my lab.
These LANs all have an  NT4 Sp6 production server
with simple netbios domain names.

I am planning on a *temp* NT4 server to promote offline to PDC in
a private network, then upgrade to Win2k3 SP1 on that temp  machine.



For the production domain?  (i.e., the one that is really still online?)

It's understandable caution, but unlikely to be useful or necessary.

If you are just "testing" (not going production eventually) then this is
a useful exercise if you have never done such an upgrade.

If not, you might be better served by just putting a BDC offline and
going ahead with the upgrade.  The "bdc in the closet" method isn't
really even that useful (though we have all recommended it at some
point) if you have GOOD BACKUPS of a few of your DCs.

>
<<<SNIP> 
You are likely (vastly) overcomplicating the issue with the temp server.

What it the REAL purpose of this server?

Hi Herb, well, the purpose of the *temp* server is that upgrading
an existing NT4 server doesn't give you a clean install, and most of the time, that 4 or 8 gig C: partition is way too small.
The so called "swing" method (www.sbsmigration.com) will give
you more info on this methodology.
I am a real believer in clean installs for production servers for
new hardware.
Don't have much time now, but will respond more in depth later
thanks!@
LK
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