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I have a domain with 2 (and only 2) active domain controllers, both of which
I am about to swap out. I need some guidance in the best way to do this
with the least disruption on my network.
The First Domain controller is SJV-DC-1 in addition to being an active
directory domain controller:
It is the primary DNS server
It is the DHCP server
It is the RADIUS server
The second domain controller is SJV-DC-2 and in addition to being an active
directory domain controller,
It is the global catalog
It is the secondary DNS server
I need to transfer all of these roles and functions over to the two new
servers in the exact same division. I'm wondering what the best course of
action is or if there is anything I should definitely do first (or pitfalls
I should avoid). I already know the basic steps of adding and removing
active directory services and promoting/demoting controllers.
Some of my concerns are, since I'm replacing both DNS servers, will my two
new servers have to end up with the same IP address as the old servers, to
avoid having to change a lot of records around. Do the new domain
controllers have to be named the same as the old ones (I'd like them to be
but it's not something that has to happen).
Right now, my thinking is that I install DNS services on one of the new
servers, and work on that until I have successfully made the new server the
DNS primary for all domains AND switched it to the correct IP address
(changing the old server's IP in the process). Then I bring the first
server up as a domain controller and then switch over DHCP/RADIUS to the
first new server. Then I bring up the second new server, install DNS and
make it a secondary AND switch it's ip to the correct ip (changing the old
server's IP in the process, then bring it up as a domain controller and make
it a global catalog. Then after doing all of that demote the two older
servers one at a time, and then remove them from the domain entirely.
Does this sound correct.
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Alan Coleman
Network Administrator
St. Joseph's Villa
I have a domain with 2 (and only 2) active domain controllers, both of which
I am about to swap out. I need some guidance in the best way to do this
with the least disruption on my network.
The First Domain controller is SJV-DC-1 in addition to being an active
directory domain controller:
It is the primary DNS server
It is the DHCP server
It is the RADIUS server
The second domain controller is SJV-DC-2 and in addition to being an active
directory domain controller,
It is the global catalog
It is the secondary DNS server
I need to transfer all of these roles and functions over to the two new
servers in the exact same division. I'm wondering what the best course of
action is or if there is anything I should definitely do first (or pitfalls
I should avoid). I already know the basic steps of adding and removing
active directory services and promoting/demoting controllers.
Some of my concerns are, since I'm replacing both DNS servers, will my two
new servers have to end up with the same IP address as the old servers, to
avoid having to change a lot of records around. Do the new domain
controllers have to be named the same as the old ones (I'd like them to be
but it's not something that has to happen).
Right now, my thinking is that I install DNS services on one of the new
servers, and work on that until I have successfully made the new server the
DNS primary for all domains AND switched it to the correct IP address
(changing the old server's IP in the process). Then I bring the first
server up as a domain controller and then switch over DHCP/RADIUS to the
first new server. Then I bring up the second new server, install DNS and
make it a secondary AND switch it's ip to the correct ip (changing the old
server's IP in the process, then bring it up as a domain controller and make
it a global catalog. Then after doing all of that demote the two older
servers one at a time, and then remove them from the domain entirely.
Does this sound correct.
--
Alan Coleman
Network Administrator
St. Joseph's Villa