We do not recommend changing the dynamicsitename parameter and hard coding it using the SiteName parameter is also not recommended since later you may forget that this is set and no matter what you do the DC will assume it is in the site you put in the key even if that site does not really exist. As I stated below Domain Controllers are special when they are promoted they look at the site and subnet mappings and place themselves in the correct site. After that you must manually move them through the Sites and Services Snapin. Simply launch the MMC navigate to the old site and look under the servers folder, select the server you want to move and drop him in your new site. Are you stating that you did this and the server did not show up in the new site? There are many reasons why DCs do not dynamically change sites most revolving around keeping a stable replication environment. Thanks, -Steve
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Thommes, Michael M. Sent: Sat 8/6/2005 7:09 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] concern about re-ip'd DC Hi Steve, (Maybe I should add this issue to the "OT-Biggest AD Gripes" thread!) Each of the actions I've taken so far, in my mind, should have gotten this DC back to the appropriate site. But it still thinks it should be in the original site! One item I find is the HKLM\SYSTEM\CCS\Services\Netlogon\Parameters\DynamicSiteName still points to "site2". I did run across a Microsoft article that talks about this and to never change a dynamically determined value. Instead. you can create a a new value in the same place in the registry named "SiteName", REG_SZ with the value you want. Have you (or someone else) found the need to do this? Mike Thommes ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Steve Linehan Sent: Fri 8/5/2005 4:51 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] concern about re-ip'd DC DC do not change their sites dynamically. You will need to move the DC to its new site manually via sites and services. When they are promoted they look at the site definitions but after that it is a manual process. Thanks, -Steve -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thommes, Michael M. Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 3:57 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] concern about re-ip'd DC Hi, I have a Domain Controller that was located in a different AD site (site2) via its IP (naturally!). This DC was shut down about 2 weeks ago. I have since powered it back up offnet, given it a new IP (which is defined as a different site (site1)), and rebooted it on net. Some hours later, it still seems to think it is in the original site (site2), at least that is what I see in AD Sites and Services. Some minutes later...based on some googled and eventide.net info, I put in a specific subnet entry in ADSS for this new IP and associated it with site1. A reboot produced no change. So then I went to AD Sites and Services and did a GUI move of this DC from site2 to site1. Another reboot - no change. I see the dynamically created netlogon.dns file STILL has site2 identified! Any hints on how to "convince" this DC that it should be in site1? Anybody else experience this type of behavior? TIA! Mike Thommes List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
