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How to decommission a DC in a single doamin?

There is only1 DC/DNS in my single domain. The computer running the DC is old, so I am trying to use a new DC. So far I know I have to transfer FSMO role fom old DC to new DC. But how about golbal catalog server? How should I do it? and for the DNS setting in the new DC, it was pointing to old DC, should I change to point to itself? How about on client PC, I think I should also change the DNS to the new DC right? What else should I do?
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Thank you very much!! very helpful!
I just went through that and for the final step: run DCPROMO for remove old DC.
At this point, the old DC should point to the new DC as DNS?

I didn't change the old DC to point to the new DC, I got "failed to configure the service netlogon as requested....." I don't know if there is anything to do with that...

Second question.. when I am chaning the PDC emulator role, I got this pop up message "This computer is a non-replication partner..." is this normal? I just accepted it anyways.


Thank you again.
The old DC should point to ITSELF for DNS (and the new DC to ITSELF)
The message  "This computer is a non-replication partner..."  also suggests a DNS issue. Make sure the DNS is OK and try again
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1) So you mean I am not supposed to see the message if DNS is good?

2) What would be a problem if I point old DC and new DC to the new DC as DNS?

3) Do you know what caused this message ""failed to configure the service netlogon as requested....." while running dcpromo to get rid of old pc?