AD and DNS together in 2008 R2
I'm setting up a 2008 server to replace our 2003 server which is our AD, DNS, and DHCP server. We would like to transfer all the roles from the old to the new and then install 2008 on the old and make it a backup. I have the 2008 server installed and AD DS services role installed but am being told that I can not ad DNS to it. is this true?
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you should install the dns after the 2008 is installed. you can do that manual with what i wrote above
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ldavis,
can you be more specific as to what the process is?
can you be more specific as to what the process is?
If the DNS tools do not show up, then you might have to add the "Remote Server Administration Tools" feature using the server manager.
The easiest, and preferred method, to migrate your DNS zone data is to manually imitate a zone transfer from the DNS server you are replacing to your new Windows Server 2008 DNS server
you need to go into the server properties and you will see the (zone transfers, name server, etc...) you can right click the zone transfter and create a primary zone or a secondary if you want to migrate it from the 2003 server. you then go through the wizard of name it.
dnscmd ServerName /ZoneRefresh ZoneName
is the command prompt way of doing it
You can specify multiple IP addresses by separating them with a comma. The FileName value must be the exact file name of the standard primary zone, just the same as when you are creating the zone via the DNS console.
Hope that is specific enough
you need to go into the server properties and you will see the (zone transfers, name server, etc...) you can right click the zone transfter and create a primary zone or a secondary if you want to migrate it from the 2003 server. you then go through the wizard of name it.
dnscmd ServerName /ZoneRefresh ZoneName
is the command prompt way of doing it
You can specify multiple IP addresses by separating them with a comma. The FileName value must be the exact file name of the standard primary zone, just the same as when you are creating the zone via the DNS console.
Hope that is specific enough
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brw,
I added the dns tools but it only lets me connect to another server.
ldavis,
not sure what you mean by server properties.
I added the dns tools but it only lets me connect to another server.
ldavis,
not sure what you mean by server properties.
in your AIK....you can view the property settings and change your zone transfer to add the new server
you can also do the cmd prompt way it might be a lot easier
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ldavis,
aik means what?
aik means what?
I means your windows aik where all the management is in server 2003 and 2008
In server manager, do you see DNS listed under roles?
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We have already ran the prep as we have a subdomain with a 2008 controller in it. Once I promote the 2008 server to a DC should the dns console be installed? At present it is not.