Replacing Server

[Guest]

I retired an old NT 4 server over the weekend that was running a sql app on
it. I replaced it with a 2003 server which I named the same as the old
server so I would not have to reconfigure all my user computers. My 2 DCs
are windows 2000 boxes, is there anything I need to do after renaming the
server to the active directory or something else? The main reason I ask is I
have another NT 4 box running Citrix which when I physically login as the
administrator I can access the new 2003 server. However, if I remotely login
to the Citrix server as myself or another user I can not access the 2003
server. On the lan everyone is able to access the 2003 server. Hopefully I
have made this clear! Thanks for any help!!

 

[Guest]

This operation can be dangerous or safe depends on what you've peformed to
make it done, as well as what is depending on this server at the background.

Before discommissioning the old server, did the old server removed from
domain? We should have do it before joining the new Win2K3 server into the
domain again. Else, UNC access can have no problem, but no gaurantee with
other cases.

On the other hand, is there any network application accessing the server via
Active Directory computer account, instead of UNC path? If that's true, it
will be dangerous as the computer SID is completely different between the 2
boxes even the computer names are identical.

Should refer to network application (if any) manual for the correct
procedure to do server replacement.

If it only act as file & print share server, joining new machine into domain
will probably have no big issue.

Lawrence Tse

 

[Guest]

I took the old server offline and then I renamed the new server to the old
server. How come people can login locally on the lan but anyone coming over
Citrix remotely cannot login to the new server?