I am upgrading a domain from Windows 2000 to Windows 2003. There are
currently 2 windows 2000 domain controllers, and only one is running DNS.
After I run adprep /forestprep and /domainprep I am going to bring up a new
2003 domain controller.

My question is: should I configure this new 2003 domain
controller's TCP/IP settings with the existing DNS server for name
resolution, and
then install Active Directory, and then install DNS on this server
afterwards?

Or should I install DNS on this server and configure it to use
itself for DNS in the TCP/IP Settings and then install Active Directory last?

Or should I install DNS during the Active Directory installation process, if
this is the case, what should I have the server configured to use for DNS
before I run dcpromo?

Hello Jon - Server Admin,

See your other post, already answered.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber (Myweb)
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
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> I am upgrading a domain from Windows 2000 to Windows 2003. There are
> currently 2 windows 2000 domain controllers, and only one is running
> DNS. After I run adprep /forestprep and /domainprep I am going to
> bring up a new 2003 domain controller.
>
> My question is: should I configure this new 2003 domain controller's
> TCP/IP settings with the existing DNS server for name resolution, and
> then install Active Directory, and then install DNS on this server
> afterwards?
>
> Or should I install DNS on this server and configure it to use itself
> for DNS in the TCP/IP Settings and then install Active Directory last?
>
> Or should I install DNS during the Active Directory installation
> process, if this is the case, what should I have the server configured
> to use for DNS before I run dcpromo?
>

DNS will be installed in Active Directory installation process. No worry -
maybe you will need to wait afterwards for domain to be created in DNS.

Even if you install DNS later it will be automaticaly configured for your
"local domain".

"Jon - Server Admin" <JonServerAdmin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:5AD4F863-9B1B-42C0-98DD-BEFF857EE6C2@microsoft.com...
>I am upgrading a domain from Windows 2000 to Windows 2003. There are
> currently 2 windows 2000 domain controllers, and only one is running DNS.
> After I run adprep /forestprep and /domainprep I am going to bring up a
> new
> 2003 domain controller.
>
> My question is: should I configure this new 2003 domain
> controller's TCP/IP settings with the existing DNS server for name
> resolution, and
> then install Active Directory, and then install DNS on this server
> afterwards?
>
> Or should I install DNS on this server and configure it to use
> itself for DNS in the TCP/IP Settings and then install Active Directory
> last?
>
> Or should I install DNS during the Active Directory installation process,
> if
> this is the case, what should I have the server configured to use for DNS
> before I run dcpromo?
>