Migrate from 2 DNS stand alone server to Active Directory Integrated?

We have windows 2003 Active Directory but dns is on 2 separate servers. I
created a new domain controller and want to have dns integrated into AD.
How can I get rid of the 2 DNS servers and have DNS integrated into AD?
Thanks,
Keith

Keith,
install DNS on the DC, configure two zones as secondary to the two existing
primaries, ensure that zone transfer took place, and convert them from
secondaries to AD integrated. Ensure that dynamic registrations are enabled
and point all your computers to the DC as their primary DNS server.
Decommission the two non-AD Integrated DNS servers...

hth
Marcin

on your domain controller
"Keith" <> wrote in message
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> We have windows 2003 Active Directory but dns is on 2 separate servers. I
> created a new domain controller and want to have dns integrated into AD.
> How can I get rid of the 2 DNS servers and have DNS integrated into AD?
> Thanks,
> Keith
>



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It is surprisingly easy and painless.
1) Make a secondary copy of a zone on the DC
2) Change the zone to Primary
3) Select the option to make it an AD-integrated zone
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> We have windows 2003 Active Directory but dns is on 2 separate servers. I
> created a new domain controller and want to have dns integrated into AD.
> How can I get rid of the 2 DNS servers and have DNS integrated into AD?
> Thanks,
> Keith
>

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Keith wrote:
> We have windows 2003 Active Directory but dns is on 2 separate
> servers. I created a new domain controller and want to have dns
> integrated into AD. How can I get rid of the 2 DNS servers and have
> DNS integrated into AD? Thanks,
> Keith

So, first add the new AD server as a DNS secondary and get the zone(s)
transferred over to it.

Then get all the DNS clients reconfigured to use the AD server(s) (btw, it
would be a good idea to have at least two AD domain controllers, both for AD
and for DNS).

Then you can turn off the old DNS server, change the AD/DNS server to a
Standard Primary. And last change it to an AD integrated DNS zone. ( You'll
also want to configure it as allowing secure dynamic updates as well)

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Thanks. one follow up question.
I have remote sites that have dc's but the remote servers and desktops point
to our 2 dns servers here at headquarters. Once I make this change, then
the remote dc's will become dns servers as well, correct? Then I'll have to
change the dhcp scope with the new dns ip addresses for each remote site?
Is that correct?

Thanks for the help!!

"kj [SBS MVP]" <> wrote in message
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> Keith wrote:
>> We have windows 2003 Active Directory but dns is on 2 separate
>> servers. I created a new domain controller and want to have dns
>> integrated into AD. How can I get rid of the 2 DNS servers and have
>> DNS integrated into AD? Thanks,
>> Keith
>
> So, first add the new AD server as a DNS secondary and get the zone(s)
> transferred over to it.
>
> Then get all the DNS clients reconfigured to use the AD server(s) (btw, it
> would be a good idea to have at least two AD domain controllers, both for
> AD and for DNS).
>
> Then you can turn off the old DNS server, change the AD/DNS server to a
> Standard Primary. And last change it to an AD integrated DNS zone. (
> You'll also want to configure it as allowing secure dynamic updates as
> well)
>
> --
> /kj
>

Thanks. one follow up question.
I have remote sites that have dc's but the remote servers and desktops point
to our 2 dns servers here at headquarters. Once I make this change, then
the remote dc's will become dns servers as well, correct? Then I'll have to
change the dhcp scope with the new dns ip addresses for each remote site?
Is that correct?

Thanks for the help!!

"Marcin" <> wrote in message
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> Keith,
> install DNS on the DC, configure two zones as secondary to the two
> existing primaries, ensure that zone transfer took place, and convert them
> from secondaries to AD integrated. Ensure that dynamic registrations are
> enabled and point all your computers to the DC as their primary DNS
> server. Decommission the two non-AD Integrated DNS servers...
>
> hth
> Marcin
>
> on your domain controller
> "Keith" <> wrote in message
> news:%23rWsj0O%...
>> We have windows 2003 Active Directory but dns is on 2 separate servers.
>> I created a new domain controller and want to have dns integrated into
>> AD. How can I get rid of the 2 DNS servers and have DNS integrated into
>> AD?
>> Thanks,
>> Keith
>>
>
>