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If you have bandwidth issues at the new site you can also install from media &nbsp; <a href="http://www.petri.co.il/install_dc_from_media_in_windows_server_2003.htm" rel="ugc">http://www.petri.co.il/install_dc_from_media_in_windows_server_2003.htm</a><br />
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I doubt that will be needed in your case in a small environment (doesn't sound like your AD is that big)<br />
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Thanks<br />
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Mike
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If you have bandwidth issues at the new site you can also install from media   http://www.petri.co.il/install_dc_from_media_in_windows_server_2003.htm [http://www.petri.co.il/install_dc_from_media_in_windows_server_2003.htm]

I doubt that will be needed in your case in a small environment (doesn't sound like your AD is that big)

Thanks

Mike

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I am replacing the single existing server in one of my branch offices with two different servers. The office is an AD site, part of a single AD domain.<br />
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The servers being moved have already had 03 loaded onto them. They are now in one physical location and will be moved to another with a for their final destination. I have not promoted them to domain controllers or installed DNS. Is it better to wait to promote them until after I move them, or does it matter? <br />
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Hopefully, this is a simple question...

I am replacing the single existing server in one of my branch offices with two different servers. The office is an AD site, part of a single AD domain.

The servers being moved have already had 03 loaded onto them. They are now in one physical location and will be moved to another with a for their final destination. I have not promoted them to domain controllers or installed DNS. Is it better to wait to promote them until after I move them, or does it matter? 



Moving an 03 domain controller

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.

Active Directory

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).

Windows Server 2003

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.