Re: Server Change
- From: "Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 20:31:14 -0500
DaveG wrote:
Hi all
We are about to change our Domain server which also supplies the DNS
for the domain. We are a small business so the one server is all we
shall have.
The old server is "Server1" all workstaions have drives mapped to the
different shares on the server. We plan to bring the new server
online. Replicate the AD then copy the shared directory structure and
files, take the old server off line.
Don't just take the old server offline, run Dcpromo to demote it from the
domain. If it is to be kept offline, you should also remove it from the
domain, to a workgroup or at least rename it before trying to give the new
server its name.
Changing the name of the new server to the old server name I have been
told is a bad thing to do, upsets AD...?
Not really, if it is Win2k3. Win2k3 DCs can have the NetBIOS host name
changed as long as it does not host a Certificate Server. It is done just
like you would rename any other Win2k and later NT OS, in the System Control
Panel. Win2k DCs cannot be renamed.
My question is can I handle this problem with DNS. make a alias in DNS
so that the new server is called "Server2" yet calls to "Server1" will
get answered by server2.
If this is not the correct way please point me in the correct
direction.
You can add an alias, which is fine for mapped drives but it does not work
for Network Browsing. For that I'd just rename it.
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Best regards,
Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
Hope This Helps
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