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mark   09-08-2005 at 12:47:05 AM

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What would be the best procedure to replace a DNS server within AD? I would
like the new one to have the same IP address and name. Should I take the old
one, and run dcpromo, remove it from the domain and go that route or does
someone have a better solution?
FYI I have about 5 other servers all running GC spread throughout the network.

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Anonymous   09-08-2005 at 07:35:48 AM
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"" wrote:
> What would be the best procedure to replace a DNS server
> within AD? I would
> like the new one to have the same IP address and name. Should
> I take the old
> one, and run dcpromo, remove it from the domain and go that
> route or does
> someone have a better solution?
> FYI I have about 5 other servers all running GC spread
> throughout the network.

that would be OK. is that the only DNS server or do you have more DNS
servers? If that is the only DNS servers you might want to use another
DC as a DNS servers so that it can read the DNS info from AD or you
could install a temporary secondary and first transfer the zones from
the AD DNS server to the secondary DNS server. However I would prefer
the first option.

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In news:E7E1A258-D7E5-45B5-9440-18E5B2DBB546@microsoft.com,
Mark <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> made this post, which I then commented
about below:
> What would be the best procedure to replace a DNS server within AD? I
> would like the new one to have the same IP address and name.

> Should I
> take the old one, and run dcpromo, remove it from the domain and go
> that route or does someone have a better solution?
> FYI I have about 5 other servers all running GC spread throughout the
> network.

Do you want to replace a DC with DNS on it with new one? If you don't want
to keep this server, then I would assume your best bet is to uninstall DNS
on it, then demote it, and change the name and IP once the demotion is
completed. THen install your new server with the same name and give it the
same IP, install DNS on it, then promote it.

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Anonymous   09-08-2005 at 01:23:49 PM
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You need to keep at least one DNS server up and running. Otherwise if you
just remove one and add another you will lose all of your hosts, etc... from
the DNS machine.

If possible think about Integrated AD DNS. You could then propagate the DNS
to other DC's while you go through the demotion and promotion plus you will
have backup in the event of any disaster scenario in the future.

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"Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E7E1A258-D7E5-45B5-9440-18E5B2DBB546@microsoft.com...
> What would be the best procedure to replace a DNS server within AD? I
> would
> like the new one to have the same IP address and name. Should I take the
> old
> one, and run dcpromo, remove it from the domain and go that route or does
> someone have a better solution?
> FYI I have about 5 other servers all running GC spread throughout the
> network.
>

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