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How to move the old DNS server to another machine?

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I am replacing my old Windows 2000 server with a newer Windows 2000 server, but I need to move all the DNS, DHCP, WINS, and FSMO roles/services from the old to the new. I moved the DHCP, WINS, and FSMO roles/services. My DNS server zones are in Active Directory Integrated Primary server instead of a traditional Primary zone. So, I created another DNS server on the newer server with the same matching zones, and I can see them on the new server, i.e. forwarding zones and reverse zones. But when I open the DNS Manager on this newer server, the description in the window still says "Configure the DNS Server". The DNS monitoring tool says OK. I have had the old server shut down since last night and today people logged in OK, mapped drives OK, and surfed OK. Any ideas?

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My two DCs both say that as well and they have been running for a couple of years now. It might be that we don't have reverse lookup zones defined? Did you define any?

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Yes, they are defined. My zones are working and the zones are viewable in DNS manager console. I even toggled back and forth between Primary Zone and Active Directory Integrated Zone with no problem. I even dcpromoed the old server, waited one hour, rebooted the new server, but with the same results...When I open DNS it still says "Configure the server". But, it is working just fine. Even netdiag -v reports not issues. Wierd, eh? Any ideas?

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I really don't know why it is this way. I have a Server 2003 DC at my house, I will check it tonight and see what it says. Maybe it is just a 2000 thing.

Reply to trading_jacks

Finally checked my 2003 setup and it does not have this same issue. Maybe it is just 2000?

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