Re: DNS upgrade question

Read inline please.

In news:6D8970EB-62C3-4016-BAC3-3AA83EB7E154@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
pdx <pdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
I currently have two w2k DCs running DNS as primary/secondary. w2k3 R2
Domainprep and forestprep have been run and a w2k3 R2 DC has been
added to the domain. I want to change the DNS setup to AD-integrated
and eventually get rid of the w2k DCs. What I plan to do is the
following and I'd be interested in any issues anyone sees with this
plan:

1) Change the DNS on the w2k DC that is currently the primary to
AD-integrated.
2) Delete the secondary zone from the w2k DC. My assumption is that
the machine should automatically have the AD-integrated zone
replicated to it since it is a DC and has DNS server service running.
3) The existing w2k3 DC should have the AD-integrated zone
automatically replicated to it because it is a DC and has the DNS
server service running. 4) Add another w2k3 DC and set it up as an
AD-integrated DNS server 5) Transfer the fsmo roles from the w2k
server that currently holds the roles to one of the w2k3 DCs.
6) Retire the w2k DCs

Some questions I have are:
- Are there any known issues changing a w2k primary to AD-integrated
and then having it replicate to a w2k3 DNS/DC? Any mismatch between
w2k and w2k3 DNS servers?
- Will the AD-integrated DNS servers/DCs automatically have the zone
replicated to them without any manual step of setting up a zone in
DNS mgmt?

Yes.

- What's the best way to retire the w2k DCs? Turn off and
never bring back? Uninstall DNS and dcpromo demote?

DCpromo/demote is the only way. Uninstalling DNS is not necessary.



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