Re: W2K with network shares -> W2K3 R2 with DFS

Vincent Xu [MSFT] wrote:
---What is the implication of transfering the roles ? No, just go ahead. That's necessary.

---Should I do that before I change my DHCP configuration so that the primary DNS server of the clients points to the new server ? Or after ?
You can do it just before you demote the Windows 2000 DC.


Vincent, thanks for your answer !
You say I can change my DHCP configuration just before I demote the win2k server. Do I really need to demote it ?
Can't I just shut it down ?

Thanks !

Regards
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Arnaud
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