Replace Domain Controller

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Hi All

Ok here's what i would like to do

Have an existing domain that iam planning on changing the IP addressing on and would also like to replace the domain controller (win2ks) at the same time with new hardware and win2003s

What is the best way to do this ?

Is it possible to install the new hardware into the existing domain and dcpromo it into AD let it synchronize with AD and also setup the new DNS and DHCP scopes but disabled at this point and then when the time comes Demote the existing win2ks domain controller and then change to the new ip range and switch on the new dns and dhcp zone ?

Anyone have any thoughts on this


cheers

 

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Sounds like a good plan to me! The only thing that I would do differently is to add DNS to the new server before removing it from the old server, that way AD will continue to work.

 

The domainprep / forestprep had been run just after the Exchange server had been upgraded from exchange 2000 to 2003 ready for the server upgrade


would it cause a problem to run it again ?

so you cant see any major problems arising doing it this way then ?

 

add the existing zone to the new server ?

 

When you install DNS on the new server it will automatically pick up the zone as it is a DC and AD needs DNS to work.

 

So when we then change the IP of the new domain controller to the new range and then demote the old domain controller everything should be ok (fingers crossed)

 

Ran the Adprep /Forestprep and this is the error that was thrown up any ideas ?


Loading entries................
15 entries modified successfully.
The command has completed successfully
Connecting to "MY_SERVER"
Logging in as current user using SSPI
Importing directory from file "C:\WINNT\system32\sch25.ldf"
Loading entries.............................................
Add error on line 830: Busy
The server side error is "The directory service is busy."
44 entries modified successfully.
An error has occurred in the program
ERROR: Import from file C:\WINNT\system32\sch25.ldf failed. Error file is saved
in ldif.err.25.
If the error is "Insufficient Rights" (Ldap error code 50), please make sure the
current logged on user has rights to read/write objects in the schema and confi
guration containers, or log off and log in as an user with these rights and reru
n schupgr.exe.
Adprep was unable to upgrade the schema on the schema master.
[Status/Consequence]
The schema will not be restored to its original state.
[User Action]
Check the Ldif.err log file in the C:\WINNT\system32\debug\adprep\logs\200605041
80547 directory for detailed information.

Adprep was unable to update forest-wide information.
[Status/Consequence]
Adprep requires access to existing forest-wide information from the schema maste
r in order to complete this operation.
[User Action]
Check the log file, Adprep.log, in the C:\WINNT\system32\debug\adprep\logs\20060
504180547 directory for more information.


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