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More info?)
Yes, I understand.
But in regards to DNS, do I promote a secondary DNS server to Primary and
the other primary will automatically go to secondary, or is there a special
way to "swap" these roles.
Also, can I swap them if one is on a Win2K and the other on a Win2K3
server...?
"Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin@nospam.WFTX.US> wrote in message
news:OG1EkyZpEHA.3728@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> In news:uH3I7gZpEHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
> Tom K <tkarpowski@bennettcompany.com> commented
> Then Kevin replied below:
>> I will be formatting and rebuilding my Win2K AD server,
>> that is a DNS (primary), DHCP, and WINS server.
>
> It is not wise to just format and rebuild a DC, it should be demoted to a
> member then removed from the domain first.
>
>> Can I go to any Win2K SP4 Server secondary DNS server,
>> click on the Make Primary, and the original Primary
>> Server will step down, or must I make the Primary a
>> secondary first, then promote the secondary to
>> primary...?
>>
>> Can I do the same for a Win2K3 secondary DNS server,
>> promote it to primary DNS very easily...?
>
> Are you using Standard Primary and Standard Secondary zones?
> If you have multiple DCs I would recommend using Active Directory
> Integrated
> zones instead. ADI zones are replicated to all DCs in the domain without
> further configuration.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
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