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Replacing Domain ControllerWe just purchased a new server and are wanting to replace our first domain
controller. From what I understand there is nothing special or different about the first domain controller from the second (we have 3 domain controllers). Is there anything special that I am going to have to do? This is what I have planned: 1. dcpromo new server to domain controller 2. dcpromo old server out of domain 3. take old server offline Hello Andrew,
if the old server is holding any fsmo roles transfer them to other servers http://www.petri.co.il/understanding_fsmo_roles_in_ad.htm http://www.petri.co.il/planning_fsmo_roles_in_ad.htm another thing to be aware of is global catalogs - if the old server is the only global catalog in your domain, make other dc(s) global catalog(s) too before taking the old one offline http://www.petri.co.il/configure_a_new_global_catalog.htm HTH PM Show quoteHide quote "Andrew Wickham" wrote: > We just purchased a new server and are wanting to replace our first domain > controller. From what I understand there is nothing special or different > about the first domain controller from the second (we have 3 domain > controllers). > > Is there anything special that I am going to have to do? This is what I have > planned: > > 1. dcpromo new server to domain controller > 2. dcpromo old server out of domain > 3. take old server offline Those steps will work fine. As DCPROMO will automatically transfer the FSMO
roles to another DC in the site of the DC you are demoting. However, you need to give thought to GC and DNS placement. Take a look at this article for assistance: -- http://www.msresource.net/content/view/24/47/ Realistically, the first DC in a forest is "special" in as much as it holds all the FSMO roles and is automatically configured as a GC. It is usually configured as a DNS server too. -- Paul Williams Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - Directory Services http://www.msresource.net | http://forums.msresource.net 
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