Planning Ahead

I have a windows 2003 R2 Standard DC server

I want to upgrade the hardware to a new server box

I also have a second 2003 R2 Standard DC server

What is the best practice for replaceing the hardware for a 2003 DC server.

I the old days I had to demote a DC is that still the same

I would like to be able to keep the same server name.

I know it is a major undertaking but the current server has limited memory
and it is maxed out.

Any ideas or thoughts would be great

thanks

Tom

 

Hello Thomas,

If you like to keep the name, demote the one to remove, with 2DCs in total
no problem.

Make sure the second DC is DNS server(use AD integrated zones) and all domain
machines use it on the NIC and make it Global catalog server.

Also move the 5 FSMO roles to it before and check with the support tools
dcdiag /v, netdiag /v and repadmin /showrepl for errors and solve them before.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> I have a windows 2003 R2 Standard DC server
>
> I want to upgrade the hardware to a new server box
>
> I also have a second 2003 R2 Standard DC server
>
> What is the best practice for replaceing the hardware for a 2003 DC
> server.
>
> I the old days I had to demote a DC is that still the same
>
> I would like to be able to keep the same server name.
>
> I know it is a major undertaking but the current server has limited
> memory and it is maxed out.
>
> Any ideas or thoughts would be great
>
> thanks
>
> Tom
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Meinolf

thanks for the info

computer is on order just doing prep work now

Thanks again

Tom
"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb@(nospam)gmx.de> wrote in message
news:6cb2911d77ff8cc1ab950200fba@msnews.microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Hello Thomas,
>
> If you like to keep the name, demote the one to remove, with 2DCs in total
> no problem.
>
> Make sure the second DC is DNS server(use AD integrated zones) and all
> domain machines use it on the NIC and make it Global catalog server.
>
> Also move the 5 FSMO roles to it before and check with the support tools
> dcdiag /v, netdiag /v and repadmin /showrepl for errors and solve them
> before.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!!
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>> I have a windows 2003 R2 Standard DC server
>>
>> I want to upgrade the hardware to a new server box
>>
>> I also have a second 2003 R2 Standard DC server
>>
>> What is the best practice for replaceing the hardware for a 2003 DC
>> server.
>>
>> I the old days I had to demote a DC is that still the same
>>
>> I would like to be able to keep the same server name.
>>
>> I know it is a major undertaking but the current server has limited
>> memory and it is maxed out.
>>
>> Any ideas or thoughts would be great
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Tom
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