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Help promoting server 2008 R2 DC to primary
I have inherited a nightmare of an IT department. I am used to setting up a new infrastructure, but not adding to an existing one. Currently, the Domain Controllers are Server 2003. I am in the process of introducing Domain Controllers running Server 2008 R2. I have installed the first server and it seems to have gone well. It is also has the global catalog running on it. What else do I need to do so that I can make it the PDC?
I need to do this soon as the server 2003 PDC is showing signs of being on its last leg...
Oh and the previous admin installed the ERP system on this 2003 Server which is complicating things and making me nervous about demoting it until the ERP company can come out and transfer the data to a new server
I need to do this soon as the server 2003 PDC is showing signs of being on its last leg...
Oh and the previous admin installed the ERP system on this 2003 Server which is complicating things and making me nervous about demoting it until the ERP company can come out and transfer the data to a new server
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Yes, it's for redundancy. In 2000/2003 it was a little bit more to do. You needed two DHCP servers with split scope(s). Your task was to split them by yourself :) Split addressed from one scope had to be excluded in second and opposit way.
In 2008 R2 (when you have two DHCP servers) you can simply use DHCP Split scope wizard. There is also option to enable delay for addresses issuing. You can read how to use that at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee405264%28WS.10%29.aspx
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In 2008 R2 (when you have two DHCP servers) you can simply use DHCP Split scope wizard. There is also option to enable delay for addresses issuing. You can read how to use that at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee405264%28WS.10%29.aspx
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Fantastic. Thank you all for your assistance and information.
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Much Thanks to you all.
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On a side note, Have any of you ever heard of having 2 DHCP servers? One server doling out part of a scope and the other doling out the other half. I find that odd. Has anyone done that? How would one set up for redundancy in the event of a DC failure?