Need to map a preserve a network path despite the server is going to dissapear...

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Hi all,

I have a Windows server 2000 PDC named "myserver" with a share named
"myshare". The path is \\myserver\myshare. A legacy app depends on this
share. Now I should upgrade the PDC to Windows Server 2003 in a new
hardware. The new PDC server will be named myserver2. The old one will be
demoted and shutdown after transferring roles so I will lost the path
\\myserver\myshare and the legacy app will fail. Once promoted to PDC the
myserver2 can not be renamed back to myserver.
What can I do?
Is it possible to create some kind of alias such a way all the PCs in the
network can access the new \\myserver2\myshare as \\myserver\myshare?

Any hint is welcomed
Thanks in advance
Sammy
 
Re: Need to map a preserve a network path despite the server is going to dissapear...

> \\myserver\myshare and the legacy app will fail. Once promoted to PDC the
> myserver2 can not be renamed back to myserver.
> What can I do?

Demote the existing "myserver" and rename to my server3. Rename "myserver2"
to "myserver" and then run dcpromo to make it a DC.

hth
DDS

"SammyBar" <sammybar@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I have a Windows server 2000 PDC named "myserver" with a share named
> "myshare". The path is \\myserver\myshare. A legacy app depends on this
> share. Now I should upgrade the PDC to Windows Server 2003 in a new
> hardware. The new PDC server will be named myserver2. The old one will be
> demoted and shutdown after transferring roles so I will lost the path
> \\myserver\myshare and the legacy app will fail. Once promoted to PDC the
> myserver2 can not be renamed back to myserver.
> What can I do?
> Is it possible to create some kind of alias such a way all the PCs in the
> network can access the new \\myserver2\myshare as \\myserver\myshare?
>
> Any hint is welcomed
> Thanks in advance
> Sammy
>
 
Re: Need to map a preserve a network path despite the server is going to dissapear...

> Demote the existing "myserver" and rename to my server3. Rename
> "myserver2" to "myserver" and then run dcpromo to make it a DC.

The problem is I shoild do that in the process of upgrading PDC and Exchange
from 2000 to 2003 Server/2007 Exchange. The process of upgrading supposes
both server will be domain controllers together at least for small time in
order to transfer the roles from the old one to the new one. So I can not
demote "myserver" before promoting "myserver2". So I have no chance to
rename the server.
 
Re: Need to map a preserve a network path despite the server is going to dissapear...

I would suggest adding a temporary third DC into the domain to do the name
change but you now mention exchange.....You might want to post this question
in one of the exchange groups

hth
DDS

"SammyBar" <sammybar@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Demote the existing "myserver" and rename to my server3. Rename
>> "myserver2" to "myserver" and then run dcpromo to make it a DC.
>
> The problem is I shoild do that in the process of upgrading PDC and
> Exchange from 2000 to 2003 Server/2007 Exchange. The process of upgrading
> supposes both server will be domain controllers together at least for
> small time in order to transfer the roles from the old one to the new one.
> So I can not demote "myserver" before promoting "myserver2". So I have no
> chance to rename the server.
>
>
 
Re: Need to map a preserve a network path despite the server is going to dissapear...

>I would suggest adding a temporary third DC into the domain to do the name
>change
Yes, I think it is no way other than introduce a third server. Once
myserver2 is fully functional PDC demote myserver and afterhours copy all
the shared stuff to a third new hardware myserver3. Then switch names
myserver <-> myserver3, and shutdown forever the original myserver

Thanks for your help
Sammy
 
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