I'd do DHCP/WINS first. Just setup push/pull repl for WINS. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com
c - 312.731.3132 From: Sean Martin [mailto:seanmarti...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 12:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Adding New 2003 DC, DNS, WINs, DHCP Server Good morning/afternoon, Windows 2003 AD I've been tasked with replacing one of our DCs with new hardware. This DC also services WINs, DNS, DHCP. I'm trying to determine the best order of operations. I thought I came across some information that recommended the installation/configuration of WINs and DHCP services prior to promoting the machine to a domain controller. Can someone confirm that? Also, with specific regards to WINs: Would it be preferable to install WINs and set it up as a push/pull partner or simply migrate the WINs database from the old server to the new. One benefit to adding it as a push/pull partner is that I will be able to modify all of the clients that are currently configured to reference the old server at my own pace. If I migrate the database, I'm worried that I'll need to update all of the clients a lot sooner or risk wierd issue related to netbios. All clients are configured with a secondary WINs server reference but I concerned about the reliability of that config if the primary WINs server was unavailable for an extended period of time. I guess I'm just looking for opinions based on personal experiences. Thanks in advance. - Sean ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
