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Our network originally started with a single DC but has increased to about 6 or so. Since the original installation our naming convention has changed to accomodate multiple sites and services. Are there any implications in renaming the original DC that currently has all of the FSMO Master Roles? 
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Our network originally started with a single DC but has increased to about 6 or so. Since the original installation our naming convention has changed to accomodate multiple sites and services. Are there any implications in renaming the original DC that currently has all of the FSMO Master Roles? 

Can I just rename a 2003 Native DC that is currently the FSMO Master?

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).