How to move the GLobal Catalog to a different DC

[Dan]

How can i move the global catalog and is there a way to test if it moved ok.

 

[Simon Geary]

This KB explains the process. http://support.microsoft.com/?id=313994

 

[news.comcast.giganews.com]

Dan,

You really don't move it.

What you do is on the "new" DC, where you want a GC, open

AD Sites and Services

Expand your site - probably Default-First-Site-Name

Expand Servers

Choose the server for the new GC location

Expand it and expand the NTDS settings

Go to properties and click on the GC box.

After your DNS updates, you will ave a GC on the "other" DC.

If you want the "old" one to be gone, just do the same as above but clear
the check box.

BE SURE TO WAIT FOR REPLICATION and DNS updating

Ed