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Thanks...I'll look at the article and move forward with with the transferring of the roles between servers. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.<br />
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ElliTech
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We have a file server that was setup as the primary DC that is no longer needed. I want to change the role of the server from a primary DC and change it to the backup DC so that I can shut the server down. If the backup DC stays running (as it is our file server) when the primary DC gets shut off, will the role of it automatically update?
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We have a file server that was setup as the primary DC that is no longer needed. I want to change the role of the server from a primary DC and change it to the backup DC so that I can shut the server down. If the backup DC stays running (as it is our file server) when the primary DC gets shut off, will the role of it automatically update?

Thanks...I&#39;ll look at the article and move forward with with the transferring of the roles between servers. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

ElliTech

Changing the role of the Backup DC to the Primary DC

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).