I am replacing my old Windows 2000 server with a newer Windows 2000 server, but I need to move all the DNS, DHCP, WINS, and FSMO roles/services from the old to the new. I moved the DHCP, WINS, and FSMO roles/services. My DNS server zones are in Active Directory Integrated Primary server instead of a traditional Primary zone. So, I created another DNS server on the newer server with the same matching zones, and I can see them on the new server, i.e. forwarding zones and reverse zones. But when I open the DNS Manager on this newer server, the description in the window still says "Configure the DNS Server". The DNS monitoring tool says OK. I have had the old server shut down since last night and today people logged in OK, mapped drives OK, and surfed OK. Any ideas?
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How to move the old DNS server to another machine?
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Refer to this technote from MS on migrating DNS zones to a new server
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
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Thank you for the reply, but my zones are working and the zones are viewable in DNS manager console. I even dcpromoed my old server, but with the same results...when I open the DNS Manager on this newer server, the description in the window still says "Configure the DNS Server". The DNS monitoring tool says OK. I have had the old server shut down for two weeks and people log in OK, map drives OK, and surf OK. Wierd, eh? Any other ideas are appreciated.
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