Move Domaincontroller to new Hardware with Active Directory Replicatio 1

[LGTObug]

Hello,

Recently i´ve bought a new Server and i want to Move my Domaincontroller on it.

When i try to Backup the old DC with SystemState and restore it to the new Server the Restore works fine but after a Restart the Machine has a BSOD Bluescreen.

I thought solve this Problem i could add my new Server to the Domain as second Domaincontroller. Everything gets replicatet to the new Server and after this i stop my old Domaincontroller and everythings fine.

Would this be a good solution?

Regards

 

[mrdenny]

That is the much prefered solution.

Setup the new machine as a DC with DNS on it.
Replicate the AD database to it.
Make the new machine a global catalog.
Run both machines for a few days.
Change all the workstations and servers to use the new servers IP for DNS.
Transfer the FIZMO roles to the new server.
Wait a day or two to make sure there are no last minute problems, then dcpromo out the old server and remove it as a domain controller.

If you can afford the space in the office you might want to think about keeping the old machine around as a domain controller so that you have redundancy.

Denny
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[LGTObug]

Thanks for fast feedback.

I want to virtualize the new Server with vmware.
It should be like:

Setup a VmWare Windows2003 Server with name "Server2", make him a Domaincontroller. He replicates and everything with the old server and so on. So now i have to Domaincontrollers, named "Server1" + "Server2".

Now the Second Server "Server1" should also run in VmWare.
So i shutdown the physical Server "Server1", setup a new VmWare Windows2003 DC with the name of the old physical Machine "Server1".

Do i also need to move the Roles like FIZMO manually?
I thought if i have 2 DC, they both have the hole Active Directory so there´s no need for me to move something manually? mhm.


Thanks in advance
Regards

 

[mrdenny]

Yes you'll need to move the FIZMO roles.

Before you power down the old server you'll need to remove it from being a domain controller so that you can more easily setup the new machine as a domain controller under the old name.

FIZMO roles don't move by them selves, they have to be moved by hand.

Denny
MCSA (2003) / MCDBA (SQL 2000)
MCTS (SQL 2005 / Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Configuration / Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: Configuration)
MCITP Database Administrator (SQL 2005) / Database Developer (SQL 2005)

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[GrimR]

If you going to use the same name do a MetaData Cleanup. Mark has a GUI script in the forums somewhere.

here are two articles to read

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324801

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255504

And by the way it's FSMO Flexible Single Master Operations

 

[mrdenny]

I knew I was spelling it wrong. It's to early to spell acronims correctly (I'm in California, and up only because a server crashed).

Denny
MCSA (2003) / MCDBA (SQL 2000)
MCTS (SQL 2005 / Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Configuration / Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: Configuration)
MCITP Database Administrator (SQL 2005) / Database Developer (SQL 2005)

My Blog

 

[LGTObug]

Thanks.
So this is the only thing i have to do or is there anything else i have to take care of?

Sounds not that heavy.

regards

 

[LGTObug]

Hello

Here´s a Howto for Metadata Cleanup:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;216498

Thanks for helping
Best Regards

 

[GrimR]

here's the script

http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=4733

 

[LGTObug]

@GrimR

Thanks for the Script.

I will test it soon.

Regards