Replacing Domain Controllers

phuschnickensphuschnickens Beverly Hills, Michigan Member
edited February 2008 in Science & Tech
I've got Win2k running on a really old box maxed out at 256ram with a 40gb hard drive running as a domain controller... I realize that I could increase the hard drive but I think i'd like to just throw some parts together that i have laying around and build a newer domain controller.

I'm a little unsure of how to perform the switching out of the old DC and switch in of the new one without causing problems.

1. Install Win2k on new DC and configure DNS and DHCP

2. Demote old DC

3. Run dcpromo

Is that it and in the right order??? Will this not cause any problems for the client computers?

thanks for the help

phu

Comments

  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited February 2008
    You want to run dcpromo before demoting the old one. Join the new DC to the domain, promote as a domain controller, and then you can decommission the old one.
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited February 2008
    Yep. If you demote the old one first, assuming it's the only one, your domain will go away. You definitely don't want that.
  • phuschnickensphuschnickens Beverly Hills, Michigan Member
    edited February 2008
    primesuspect wrote:
    You want to run dcpromo before demoting the old one. Join the new DC to the domain, promote as a domain controller, and then you can decommission the old one.

    Okay, great. Thanks.

    As for the avatar... I understand that some men can lactate. Many are just not so lucky.
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited February 2008
    phuschnickens wrote:
    As for the avatar... I understand that some men can lactate. Many are just not so lucky.

    :wtf:
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited February 2008
    lawlz.

    I wish I could lactate! That would be such a great bar trick!
  • AnnesAnnes Tripped Up by Libidos and Hubris Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited February 2008
    primesuspect wrote:
    I wish I could lactate! That would be such a great bar trick!

    :bucket:
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited February 2008
    I hate you, Anne.
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