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Reinstalling Domain Controller
Currently I have a Windows SBS 2008 and we planned on reinstalling this server with WIndows Server 2011 Essentials. Presently our SBS 2008 server is running active directory, dns and etc. I wanted to know the following:
1) If i reinstall the server how will the client machines react? Because when you login to a client machine using active directory it usually creates a users folder called username.domain I want to know if after i remove the client from the domain and have them re-join to the reinstalled server if it will work using that same profile assuming that it joins the domain name stays the same.
2) Also is there any way to simply export all the active directory/DNS/DHCP server info and re-import it after the reinstall?
Any help or advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
1) If i reinstall the server how will the client machines react? Because when you login to a client machine using active directory it usually creates a users folder called username.domain I want to know if after i remove the client from the domain and have them re-join to the reinstalled server if it will work using that same profile assuming that it joins the domain name stays the same.
2) Also is there any way to simply export all the active directory/DNS/DHCP server info and re-import it after the reinstall?
Any help or advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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If you are just reinstalling the server, you will have to reattach the clients to the new server manualy also user profiles need to be built from scratch. A domain and users are using Security Identifiers, when you just install a new server all identifiers will be new.
The only option te reuse the domain information is doing a migration, the option given by abbasiftt is the easiest option to only keep the domain information. But if you don't have this option, only thing you can do is doing a new installation and copy, recreate everything manual.
The only option te reuse the domain information is doing a migration, the option given by abbasiftt is the easiest option to only keep the domain information. But if you don't have this option, only thing you can do is doing a new installation and copy, recreate everything manual.
please explain why you cannot install DC on a pc
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Argh fine. I guess i can do a virtual box or something temporarily. Do you have any recommended guides on how to transfer the roles?
http://www.petri.co.il/transferring_fsmo_roles.htm
Be careful, Using the Ntdsutil utility incorrectly may result in partial or complete loss of Active Directory functionality.
Be careful, Using the Ntdsutil utility incorrectly may result in partial or complete loss of Active Directory functionality.
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