I have tried searching for the answer to my question, but am not having luck.
I am doing a Windows 2008 R2 domain rename. I have ready every thing I can on the process from the MS Technet pages, the MS Doc, and many other blogging sites outlining what they did.
The one thing I see that is somewhat glossed over is the DNS preparation for the new domain.
This link http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794811%28v=ws.10%29.aspx talks aboutPrepare DNS Zones, but I am not quite sure how far am I to go with the DNS setup.
Am I simply going through DNS wizard, creating a new Primary Zone (mydomainNEW.com) in the forward lookup zones and click finish in the wizard and then done?
OR do I have to try and duplicate every single entry from the original DNS zone (mydomainOLD.com)?
In the old DNS zone (mydomainOLD.com) there are things like:
- _msdcs
- _sites
- _tcp
- _udp
- DomainDnsZones
- ForestDnsZones
And underneath those are other folders and with entries.
There is also a _msdcs.mydomainOLD.com zone.
How far do I have to go here?
Just stop after going through the wizard? Meaning the domain rename will populate the rest?
OR duplicate everything.
Right now I have stopped at the wizard and after a while all that shows up in the new zone mydomainNEW.com are 3 entries:
- Start of Authority (SOA)
- Name Server (NS)
- Name Server (NS)
And all three of these reference the DC's using old domain name like dc1.mydomainOLD.com.
Thanks in advance!
Greg