whoa.. that's scary that Curtis and I sent virtually the same email at the same time..
On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 11:03 AM, McKay, Curtis <[email protected]> wrote: > There shouldn’t be any problem doing this at all. First you will need to > upgrade the domain schema and forest so that the 2008 dc can be supported. > Once the schema is upgraded, just dcpromo in the new box. Since you will > keep 2003 dc(s) then you will leave the forest functional level where it is > at. > > > > I generally recommend to have all domain controllers run DNS so as far as > moving DNS in terms of workstations, that would be determined by DHCP. Once > the 2008 box becomes a DC, if it’s running DNS it will get all DNS data > replicated to it for your AD domain. > > > > To have a painless DHCP move, lower the lease times on the current DHCP > server to something pretty low, 8 hours for example, and then let all > currently leases expire. So if the current lease time is 8 days, set it to > 8 hours, and then wait 8 days. This is by no means necessary but gives you > the best chance of not having duplicate IP’s. If you move this before > school starts it would be manageable problem to just do it all in one day. > Delete all the current leases and stand up the new DHCP scope. > > > > Curtis McKay > > Network Administrator > > Belleville Township High School District 201 > > [email protected] > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Chris Franzen > *Sent:* Thursday, July 29, 2010 9:22 AM > *To:* tech-geeks > *Subject:* [tech-geeks] adding a 2008 server to the mix > > > > I just got a new server (win 2008 R2) and want to put it in my network to > control DHCP, DNS, and be global catalog server / domain controller. My > remaining servers will stay on 2003 as they dont have the beef to make the > jump. I would like to keep the existing network infrastructure (domain name > and sites and services setup) > > First is this advisable? > > Second is their a particular order I should do things? (make it a DC, move > DNS, move DHCP?) > > Third anything to watch out for? > > > > thanks for any pointers. > > > Chris Franzen > Technology Coordinator > Nokomis School District > 511 Oberle St. > Nokomis, IL 62075 > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >
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