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Adding a new SBS2003 and want it to be the domain controller

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I am adding a new server to my network. The new server is much more of a workhorse than the "old" one. They both have SBS2003 SP2. I would like to recreate the Active Directory on the new server. I only have about a dozen users so it is really no big deal.
I do have an application running on the old server that I would like to keep in motion during this transition. I just need to know I should run dcpromo on the old server to wipe the AD then run dcpromo on the new server to promote it to domain controller? Is there a utility I need to run off of disc 2 for this?
I hear a lot of conflicting opinions over the internet about how you should not run 2 servers with SBS in the same domain.

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jvalescu

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So basically, you cannot have 2 servers on the same network running SBS...right?

ormerodrutter

You can - ONLY for a limited amount of time (time you need to migrate/transfer across) and after that your server will keep shutting down itself.

Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy

Just as an update, there is new documenation that was just released this week on how to migrate SBS to new hardware. You can find that at http://sbsurl.com/newhardware

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