Too bad you have to keep the same name and IP else it
would have been soooo easy.
I do not forsee any problems doing this, if you demote
the DC's (without any issues) then there should not be a need for a
metadata cleanup.
Fred
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Abagnale
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 10:06 AM
To: Active
Subject: [ActiveDir] Upgrading Hardware for Windows 2003 DC
Hi,
I am planning on replacing my existing Domain Controller hardware with new
HP Servers. All DC's in my environment are GC's running Windows 2003
in a single Domain Forest.
The area I am unsure about is that I've been asked to keep the names of the
servers exactly the same
To keep the names the same and perform an upgrade, do I still need to do a
metadata cleanup / remove entries from DNS once I demote the
'to-be-replaced-DC' from the domain, even though I plan to install the same
named DC/IP on new hardware?
Also, if I have DNS & DHCP running on the individual DC's, are there
any gotcha's which you've experienced when replacing existing Windows 2003
Servers with new hardware using the same name & IP address? (I
realise DHCP is not recommended on a DC though we're happy to take that
risk)
thanks...
Frank
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