Replacing an AD DC with new AD DC

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Hello,
I suppose you can do that using the rename DC feature from Windows 2003. If
not, you can promote a temp DC transfer everything to it, demote the old
server, rename or remove it from domain and promote the new server with the
name you want.


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"Julie" <Julie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> We are replacing our existing Active Directory Domain Controller File
> Server
> with a new server. We would like to build the new server, promote it toa
> DC,
> transer the roles, demote and remove the original DC. Our only concern is
> the server name. Would we be able to rename the server usig hte same name
> of
> the server we removed? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> --
> Thank you,
> Julie

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory (More info?)

If you don't use the rename option, then you can use these instructions to
help you follow Andrei's excellent advice:
-- http://www.msresource.net/content/view/24/47/


Note. As Andrei said, you'll need to do this twice -once onto the temporary
DC, then again onto the renamed (rebuilt?) original DC.

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"Andrei Ungureanu" <andreix.nospam@msn.com> wrote in message
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Hello,
I suppose you can do that using the rename DC feature from Windows 2003. If
not, you can promote a temp DC transfer everything to it, demote the old
server, rename or remove it from domain and promote the new server with the
name you want.


--
Andrei Ungureanu
www.eventid.net
Free Windows event logs reports
http://www.altairtech.ca/evlog/

"Julie" <Julie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:82ADF568-8730-4677-9A7F-807ED8020829@microsoft.com...
> We are replacing our existing Active Directory Domain Controller File
> Server
> with a new server. We would like to build the new server, promote it toa
> DC,
> transer the roles, demote and remove the original DC. Our only concern is
> the server name. Would we be able to rename the server usig hte same name
> of
> the server we removed? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> --
> Thank you,
> Julie

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory (More info?)

Since you're posting this in win2000.active_directory, can we assume you're
talking about a Windows 2000 Server? If so, it's my understanding that it
cannot be renamed.


"Julie" wrote:

> We are replacing our existing Active Directory Domain Controller File Server
> with a new server. We would like to build the new server, promote it toa DC,
> transer the roles, demote and remove the original DC. Our only concern is
> the server name. Would we be able to rename the server usig hte same name of
> the server we removed? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> --
> Thank you,
> Julie