Retiring domain controller in Windows 2000 mixed mode.

[petrosky]

Hi there,

I have read quite a few articles outlining the process of transferring FSMO roles.
We are in the enviable position that our PDC is still fully functioning, but we wish to retire it after pulling shares etc onto new hardware.

When the server was originally set up we had a mixed environment 2000/2003. IE. Domain functional level Windows 2000 mixed, Forest functional level: windows 2000.

I have read this page

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322692

but was wondering if anyone else has any personal experience (good or bad)?

Thanks in advance for any links/advice you can offer.

Peter.

Remember- It's nice to be important,
but it's important to be nice

 

[GrimR]

Only thing I can say is, I moved my FSMO roles. Backed up and moved data and redirected there mapped network drives, and disabled the shares. DCPromo'ed it out as a member, stopped all previous services e.g dhcp, and it's still running as a print server. Then raised the functional level to allow for Exchange 2007. This was done over a period of a month, that way I know everything was replicated. Everything went well.

 

[pagy]

Is this server running DNS as well and it is being used by clients for DNS resolution?? If so ensure you modify your DHCP options to point clients to another DNS server before retiring it

Paul
MCSE


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Albert Einstein

 

[petrosky]

Hi,

Yes it currently handles file/print, DHCP, DNS so those roles will have to be created on the new machine.

I love the way it seems an inexact science of letting the server "sit" while the changes replicate across the network!

Anyway, thanks for the tips.

Peter

Remember- It's nice to be important,
but it's important to be nice