Server "pseudonym" - "merge" 2 servers

[Pudn]

The company I do part-time support for have two servers on their Windows
2000 domain. The older server ('company-uk1') which was the PDC and
Exchange server is being retired and the newer pure data/print server
('company-data') is being promoted to carry out all functions. User
profiles, home drive mappings and Outlook profiles point in some cases to
the 'company-data' server but not in a standard fashion.

I am using 'Symantec LiveState Recovery' to back up the 'company-data'
server before using it to migrate the old server onto the new one, and then
copying the data folders back from backup. So the new 'company-uk1' server
will be acting as both servers.

To reduce workload and the need to make changes on various workstations/user
profiles, is it possible to give the new 'company-uk1' a pseudonym so that
it also responds to 'company-data'?

Your assistance would be appreciated.

 

[Richard G. Harper]

You should be able to put an alias in your DNS server to point the old
server name to the new server for now, then map all the clients to the
correct locations on the new server.

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[Kurt]

They are called "CNAME" DNS records. Google.

.....kurt

 

[Frank]

They are called "CNAME" DNS records. Google.

....kurt