Promoting a server.

[RudMan]

Hi all;

We have 3 W2K servers running AD, in the office and they
are configured as follows.

Server 1 PDC is running DNS/DHCP/GC and printer sharing
Server 2 BDC File Sharing
Server 3 BDC Exchange 5.5

We have an error in the AD database that is beyond
salvation. What I would like to do is demote Server 1. My
question is once I demote server 1, what happens with
server 2 and server 3. Do I have to reinstall DNS/DHCP
(and authorized in the forest). Or once is demoted it
will automatically transfers those services to BDC? Any
help will be greatly appreciated.

RudMan
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[Bjorn Landemoo]

RudMan

You will need to reinstall those services. You will also need to transfer
FSMO roles to another server, see this MS Knowledge Base article:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=223787

Probably, the error in AD is replicated to the other two servers, though.

Best regards

Bjorn