Properly Remove AD Server?

[Guest swu30@hotmail.com]

I have an aging AD server that I would like to remove from the domain.

I have its replacement in place. DNS and DHCP duties have been

migrated to the new box, AD is running on the new box and has been for

two weeks now.

 

How do I properly remove the old AD server from the domain? Does it

make any difference that this server was the first AD server in the

domain? This is a W2k AD domain.

 

Thx in advance for any help/advice!

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Properly Remove AD Server?

 

Hello swu30@hotmail.com,

 

Before demoting the old server you have to move the 5 FSMO roles to the new

machine and also make it a Global catalog server.

 

How to view and transfer FSMO roles:

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

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

no rights.

> I have an aging AD server that I would like to remove from the domain.

> I have its replacement in place. DNS and DHCP duties have been

> migrated to the new box, AD is running on the new box and has been for

> two weeks now.

>

> How do I properly remove the old AD server from the domain? Does it

> make any difference that this server was the first AD server in the

> domain? This is a W2k AD domain.

>

> Thx in advance for any help/advice!

>

[Guest swu30@hotmail.com]

Re: Properly Remove AD Server?

 

Thanks! The steps in the link apply to W2k as well?

 

Thx - again.

 

 

 

On Sep 28, 1:54 am, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

> Hello sw...@hotmail.com,

>

> Before demoting the old server you have to move the 5 FSMO roles to the new

> machine and also make it a Global catalog server.

>

> How to view and transfer FSMO roles:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324801

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> no rights.

>

> > I have an aging AD server that I would like to remove from the domain.

> > I have its replacement in place. DNS and DHCP duties have been

> > migrated to the new box, AD is running on the new box and has been for

> > two weeks now.

>

> > How do I properly remove the old AD server from the domain? Does it

> > make any difference that this server was the first AD server in the

> > domain? This is a W2k AD domain.

>

> > Thx in advance for any help/advice!

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Properly Remove AD Server?

 

Hello swu30@hotmail.com,

 

It's the same way, you can check out here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255690

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

no rights.

> Thanks! The steps in the link apply to W2k as well?

>

> Thx - again.

>

> On Sep 28, 1:54 am, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

>

>> Hello sw...@hotmail.com,

>>

>> Before demoting the old server you have to move the 5 FSMO roles to

>> the new machine and also make it a Global catalog server.

>>

>> How to view and transfer FSMO

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

>>

>> Best regards

>>

>> Meinolf Weber

>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

>> confers

>> no rights.

>>> I have an aging AD server that I would like to remove from the

>>> domain. I have its replacement in place. DNS and DHCP duties have

>>> been migrated to the new box, AD is running on the new box and has

>>> been for two weeks now.

>>>

>>> How do I properly remove the old AD server from the domain? Does it

>>> make any difference that this server was the first AD server in the

>>> domain? This is a W2k AD domain.

>>>

>>> Thx in advance for any help/advice!

>>>

[Guest swu30@hotmail.com]

Re: Properly Remove AD Server?

 

On Sep 30, 2:28 pm, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

> Hello sw...@hotmail.com,

>

> It's the same way, you can check out here:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255690

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> no rights.

>

> > Thanks! The steps in the link apply to W2k as well?

>

> > Thx - again.

>

> > On Sep 28, 1:54 am, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

>

> >> Hello sw...@hotmail.com,

>

> >> Before demoting the old server you have to move the 5 FSMO roles to

> >> the new machine and also make it a Global catalog server.

>

> >> How to view and transfer FSMO

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

>

> >> Best regards

>

> >> Meinolf Weber

> >> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

> >> confers

> >> no rights.

> >>> I have an aging AD server that I would like to remove from the

> >>> domain. I have its replacement in place. DNS and DHCP duties have

> >>> been migrated to the new box, AD is running on the new box and has

> >>> been for two weeks now.

>

> >>> How do I properly remove the old AD server from the domain? Does it

> >>> make any difference that this server was the first AD server in the

> >>> domain? This is a W2k AD domain.

>

> >>> Thx in advance for any help/advice!

 

Ok, I've done all that and it all looks good. How do I move the

License Server from my old AD server to the new one? That might be the

last step.

 

Thx again for any advice.