Rebecca Chen [MSFT]
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Thu Dec 30, 2004 2:50 pm Post subject:
RE: Install new server with same name |
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You can do so, I mean, demote the original DC, take it offline and install
the system on a new machine with the same name, then promote it to be a DC.
However, is there any particular reason to do it? What is the OS on the
current DC?
Please know Every time you install Windows, it generates a unique machine
GUID. You can install 100 machines, all have the same name, but this unique
ID will be different on every one of them. So, just having the same name
doesn't bring up a new machine in place of another one that went down. This
unique ID is "tied" to the machine account in Active Directory.
You need to re-join all clients into the new domain.
If you only want to replace the old DC to be a new DC on powerful machine,
you can promote the new machine in the domain to be an additional DC and
move the original one.
Any update, let us get in touch!
Best regards,
Rebecca Chen
MCSE2000 MCDBA CCNA
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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