Promote and demote a domain controller windows server 2008

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hello everyone.

i have read the information in the technet library about promote , demote domain controllers, however, is the first time i'll it in a production environment and want to make sure will work properly.

i have in my organization single site and a single domain, i have 2 servers running domain controllers both windows server 2008, both global catalog. they not really servers one is a conventional pc and the other a workstation. the pc is the primary domain controller. i have now the opportunity place a hp server to replace this pc because is not very reliable.

from understand must use dcpromo.exe in this new server and put a secondary domain controller. after completing this process, i should move the operations master role to new server and then use dcpromo.exe in pc , remove the active directory and that's it.

is this all i need do, how long after configure the new server i can demote pc, how long it takes the correct replication and transfer of roles and test can i can perform to verify that running well.

what dhcp , dns settings. there other role need transfer.


any help is welcome.

thanks.

johan c

so want add 2008 dc...you don't want 2008 r2.  steps different.

i'll go adding 2008 per question.  so yes dcpromo , make additional dc in current domain. 

during dcpromo process should select box dns server , global catalog.  then after promotion have new dc/dns/gc.   

update clients (static , dhcp) use new box dns.

you can transfer fsmo roles new box.

use these procedures move dhcp database   http://blogs.technet.com/b/networking/archive/2008/06/27/steps-to-move-a-dhcp-database-from-a-windows-server-2003-or-2008-to-another-windows-server-2008-machine.aspx

 

one confident transferred check health of new dc using tools dcdiag/repadmin/event logs.  when things ok use dcpromo demote old dc

 

thanks

mike

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