Transfering Roles from one Server to another 2

[Maritime]

Hi Everyone,

My current AD Server is dying. I have another server that already performs backup functions. I want to transfer the fsmo roles from the main machine to the backup, thereby letting the second server become the Primary.

I have a simple question. My current Server is running my DNS (Primary AD zone) with the second running the secondary zone. I want to know if I transfer the roles does it affect my DNS configuration at all? I'm thinking No, but I just need to be sure as I'm not ready to totally discard the 'first' server.

Thanks in advance.

Katyan

 

[GrimR]

Dont see how it would.

Schema Master:

The schema master domain controller controls all updates and modifications to the schema.

Domain naming master:

The domain naming master domain controller controls the addition or removal of domains in the forest.

PDC Emulator:

The PDC emulator is necessary to synchronize time in an enterprise. Windows 2000/2003 includes the W32Time time service that is required by the Kerberos authentication protocol.

Relative ID (RID) Master:

The RID master is responsible for processing RID pool requests from all domain controllers in a particular domain.

Infrastructure Master:

When an object in one domain is referenced by another object in another domain, it represents the reference by the GUID, the SID (for references to security principals), and the DN of the object being referenced. The infrastructure FSMO role holder is the DC responsible for updating an object's SID and distinguished name in a cross-domain object reference

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[Maritime]

Thank you

 

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