decommissioning a Windows 2000 domain controller

[icttechanalyst]

I need to setup 2 new Windows 2000 domain controllers.
These 2 new domain controllers will be virtualized. Also, these 2 servers will be replacing our 2 existing windows 2000 domain controllers running AD.
Does anyone have steps on who to do this and any things to look for?
I would also need the steps on how and what to do to decommission the old domain controllers.

thanks in advance.

 

[Davetoo]

You can review multiple threads in this forum that have discussed exactly that within the past two weeks. Google is also a good source.

If you have specific questions after you've done your homework, we'll be glad to answer those.

I'm Certifiable, not cert-ified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[GrimR]

Something along these lines.
The only problems I can see is if you going to be using the same names and IP address.
You will need to dcpromo 1 out and change it ip address name and ip if it's going to be a member server, that does not hold FSMO roles.
I would the leave it 24 hours.[check AD and DNS for IP addresses server name]
Then connect the new one [if you have issues you may need to do metadata cleanup] , make sure everything is working. Transfer FSMO roles, dcpromo out old one. repeat

 

[icttechanalyst]

The 2 new domain controllers will have new names and new ip adresses.

 

[GrimR]

So just bring them in, transfer roles, dcpromo out, only when all is well. Obviously you need to move DHCP etc, as Davetoo says read the forum it's been answered.