deploying new dc 1

[awise]

due to ageing, I need to decommission our server acting as our dc (windows 2000 ad) add replace it with a new server acting as the new DC.

Is there a techdoc available that details the recommended steps for this process? I haven't had any success locating
a document that is specific to this situation.

Appreciate input as to "what not to do" and / or "what to be sure to do" that isn't documented, only learned from experience.

Thanks,

zaw

 

[58sniper]

Installing a domain controller

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/8b6b5d4d-1fe5-47ae-8773-7d47b2c47ac11033.mspx

How to view and transfer FSMO roles in Windows Server 2003

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

How to create or move a Global Catalog in Windows 2000

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313994

You'll also need to transfer any network services that are running on the current DC, including DHCP and DNS.

How To Install and Configure DNS Server in Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814591

How to move a DHCP database from a computer that is running Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows Server 2003 to a computer that is running Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325473

Demote a domain controller

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/f82e0fb0-552f-4b94-9ece-f550388976571033.mspx

Pat Richard, MCSE(2) MCSA:Messaging, CNA(2)