Change IP Address of FSMO role holder

Jamie Sinclair 21 Reputation points
2021-08-17T14:50:35.6+00:00

I am moving the IP Address of an existing 2008 domain controller to a new 2016 domain controller. The 2016 domain controller has already had all of the FSMO roles assigned to it. Will it cause a problem if I change the IP address of the DC that already has all of the FSMO roles or is there anything I should be aware of?

Thanks

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  1. Dave Patrick 426.4K Reputation points MVP
    2021-08-17T15:11:26.163+00:00

    Might have some minor disruption. Be sure to delete the old 2008 record from DNS. After doing so do an ipconfig /flushdns, ipconfig /registerdns, restart the netlogon service.

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  1. Jamie Sinclair 21 Reputation points
    2021-08-18T09:51:23.953+00:00

    Thanks DSPatrick, I have changed the IP address before so quite comfortable with that. Was more concerned of the impact of changing when the DC is the FSMO role holder.

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  2. Dave Patrick 426.4K Reputation points MVP
    2021-08-18T12:33:43.277+00:00

    No worries. Sounds good, you're welcome.

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  3. Dave Patrick 426.4K Reputation points MVP
    2021-08-19T20:11:44.02+00:00

    Just checking if there's any progress or updates?

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