Moving AD DNS from a Windows 2000 to 2003 server "Chris G" <chris.gould[ at ]atoc.org> 4/19/2007 7:56:51 AM Hi there, I have mograted my domain to 2003 but still have the old DC which is Windows 2000. This is running AD Dns but I want to move it to the new DC that is Windows 2003. This is also now the PDC/Schema/Infrastrcture master. What are the pitfalls? Does anyone have a best practise to move DNS from Windows 2000 to 2003? Many thanks Chris

RE: Moving AD DNS from a Windows 2000 to 2003 server Jeremy 4/19/2007 10:02:02 AM Is it an AD integrated DNS? If so, then simply add DNS to as many DCs as you like and the zones will automatically replicate to them. Once you have your clients pointing to the new DNS server(s) then you can remove the Windows 2000 computer. If you only have a small domain with a few DC's its best practice to make every DC a DNS server, point the DNS server settings to themselves first and the PDC emulator FSMO role holder as the secondary. "Chris G" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi there, > > I have mograted my domain to 2003 but still have the old DC which is Windows > 2000. This is running AD Dns but I want to move it to the new DC that is > Windows 2003. This is also now the PDC/Schema/Infrastrcture master. > > What are the pitfalls? Does anyone have a best practise to move DNS from > Windows 2000 to 2003? > > Many thanks > > Chris > > >

Re: Moving AD DNS from a Windows 2000 to 2003 server "Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin[ at ]nospam.WFTX.US> 4/19/2007 12:06:12 PM Read inline please. In news:OYnIPllgHHA.4596[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl, Chris G <chris.gould[ at ]atoc.org> typed: [Quoted Text] > Hi there, > > I have mograted my domain to 2003 but still have the old DC which is > Windows 2000. This is running AD Dns but I want to move it to the new > DC that is Windows 2003. This is also now the > PDC/Schema/Infrastrcture master. > > What are the pitfalls? Does anyone have a best practise to move DNS > from Windows 2000 to 2003? Did you, 1, migrate to a new domain or did you 2, promote the new DC into the same domain as a replica DC? If 1, allow zone transfers from the zones on the Win2k zones to the IP of the Win2k3 and create secondary zones, then convert the zone from secondary to primary(Do not store in AD), then convert the Primary to ADI by storing the zone in AD. (You cannot convert directly from secondary to ADI) If 2, Simply install DNS on the Win2k3 and let AD replication replicate the zone to the Win2k3, no zone transfers are needed. -- Best regards, Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP] Hope This Helps Send IM: http://www.icq.com/people/webmsg.php?to=296095728 =================================== When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue, to respond directly to me remove the nospam. from my email address. =================================== http://www.lonestaramerica.com/ http://support.wftx.us/ http://message.wftx.us/ =================================== Use Outlook Express?... Get OE_Quotefix: It will strip signature out and more http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/ =================================== Keep a back up of your OE settings and folders with OEBackup: http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx ===================================

Re: Moving AD DNS from a Windows 2000 to 2003 server "Herb Martin" <news[ at ]learnquick.com> 4/19/2007 1:50:04 PM "Chris G" <chris.gould[ at ]atoc.org> wrote in message news:OYnIPllgHHA.4596[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Hi there, > > I have mograted my domain to 2003 but still have the old DC which is > Windows 2000. This is running AD Dns but I want to move it to the new DC > that is Windows 2003. This is also now the PDC/Schema/Infrastrcture > master. Did you upgrade the domain? (I hope). If so you can just make the new DC a Secondar if the old one is Primary OR just install DNS server if the old DNS-DC is AD Integrated. In the latter case when you install DNS the zone should just automagically appear on the second DC. There are 5 Master roles however in a forest -- you have mentioned only 3. > What are the pitfalls? Does anyone have a best practise to move DNS from > Windows 2000 to 2003? Moving or adding the DNS to Win2003 is trivial and practically without pitfalls OTHER THAN just making mistakes of forgetting to get the basics right -- i.e., setting the clients to USE the new DNS. Also, you have made no mention of GCs. In a single domain forest every DC should be a GC. And if you have more than one subnet (i.e., broadcast domain) then you should also have WINS Server and every machine a WINS client, esp. DCs. Do you have more than one DC (when you finish)? A Domain with only one DC is extremely precarious. -- Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP http://www.LearnQuick.Com (phone on web site)