Relocate 2003 server to new site

[Guest David]

Hello All,

 

Two of our 50 offices in the company are moving into one new office space.

The two 2003 servers in these two offices are going to be moved into this new

office. One of the server uses 192.168.10.0/255 subnet, and the other one

uses 192.168.11.0/255 subnet. After moving into the new space, they will all

be using 192.168.12.0/255 subnet. These two servers are both DCs, DHCPs, DNS

servers in their current office. My questions are:

 

1). Do I need to disjoin these servers and rejoin them to domain again after

moving into the new space? or I can simply move them into the new office and

change their IPs, then they will be able to service client PCs?

 

2). What other things I need to be aware of when moving servers in

situations like this? Can you give me your advise and experience if possible?

 

Thanks!

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Relocate 2003 server to new site

 

Hello David,

 

see inline

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Hello All,

>

> Two of our 50 offices in the company are moving into one new office

> space. The two 2003 servers in these two offices are going to be

> moved into this new office. One of the server uses 192.168.10.0/255

> subnet, and the other one uses 192.168.11.0/255 subnet. After moving

> into the new space, they will all be using 192.168.12.0/255 subnet.

> These two servers are both DCs, DHCPs, DNS servers in their current

> office. My questions are:

 

Please post the complete Subnet mask.

> 1). Do I need to disjoin these servers and rejoin them to domain again

> after moving into the new space? or I can simply move them into the

> new office and change their IPs, then they will be able to service

> client PCs?

 

If you don't change the domain or subdomain if you have some, don't remove

them. Normally it should be enough to change the ip's. Check DNS after it

and also run dcdiag and netdiag that you can be sure everything is ok. Check

the event viewer for errors. Don't forget to change the DHCP scope options

for the clients.

> 2). What other things I need to be aware of when moving servers in

> situations like this? Can you give me your advise and experience if

> possible?

 

For the Active directory replication it is important that you not shut down

the server longer then the tombstone lifetime. If you not change it, the

default is 60 days. So make the move as short as possible for the downtime.

Also check with replmon, that replication with the rest of the domain is

in good condition before shutting down.

You have to plan the connectivity over WAN to the rest of your domain, Router

configuration, ISP or leased line connection (i assume the same way like

now?).

 

Also take time for the moving itself, not during lunch time, :-) so that

you can post here if errors/problems occur and you have time for corrections.

 

Make a backup of data/system state BEFORE starting.

> Thanks!

>

[Guest David]

Re: Relocate 2003 server to new site

 

Thank you, Meinolf. your advice is very helpful for us. Really appreciate it!

 

"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello David,

>

> see inline

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

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

> no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

>

> > Hello All,

> >

> > Two of our 50 offices in the company are moving into one new office

> > space. The two 2003 servers in these two offices are going to be

> > moved into this new office. One of the server uses 192.168.10.0/255

> > subnet, and the other one uses 192.168.11.0/255 subnet. After moving

> > into the new space, they will all be using 192.168.12.0/255 subnet.

> > These two servers are both DCs, DHCPs, DNS servers in their current

> > office. My questions are:

>

> Please post the complete Subnet mask.

>

> > 1). Do I need to disjoin these servers and rejoin them to domain again

> > after moving into the new space? or I can simply move them into the

> > new office and change their IPs, then they will be able to service

> > client PCs?

>

> If you don't change the domain or subdomain if you have some, don't remove

> them. Normally it should be enough to change the ip's. Check DNS after it

> and also run dcdiag and netdiag that you can be sure everything is ok. Check

> the event viewer for errors. Don't forget to change the DHCP scope options

> for the clients.

>

> > 2). What other things I need to be aware of when moving servers in

> > situations like this? Can you give me your advise and experience if

> > possible?

>

> For the Active directory replication it is important that you not shut down

> the server longer then the tombstone lifetime. If you not change it, the

> default is 60 days. So make the move as short as possible for the downtime.

> Also check with replmon, that replication with the rest of the domain is

> in good condition before shutting down.

> You have to plan the connectivity over WAN to the rest of your domain, Router

> configuration, ISP or leased line connection (i assume the same way like

> now?).

>

> Also take time for the moving itself, not during lunch time, :-) so that

> you can post here if errors/problems occur and you have time for corrections.

>

> Make a backup of data/system state BEFORE starting.

>

> > Thanks!

> >

>

>

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