How To Check The Domain Name In Windows Server 2012

For Server Admin who familiar with Windows Server 2000 & 2003, yous possibly still call up nearly RENDOM utility, which is this use to rename Windows 2000 @ 2003 domain name and have to install manually.

Only in Windows Server 2012 domain you don't have to separately install "Rendom" utility.

Information technology gets installed as part of "Active Directory Domain Services" role when yous promote a server to the DC role. And It tin can exist constitute hither : %windir%\system32\rendom.exe.

For this time Simple Guide, I will show you all how to rename domain proper noun in Windows Server 2012, the procedure is straightforward.. only as usual.. fill-in any necessary information @ Server before yous proceed & I ever communication especially to my students, please do this exercises in LAB Environment (Hyper-V). Don't simply accept whatsoever risk by doing this is production environment unless you have to!!.

For this exercises, I'm using MCT courseware from 20410B (Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012).

The existing domain is ADATUM.COM and I will rename it to CPX.LOCAL.

** for those who desire to built your own Ad and attempt this exercises, please refer to my previous post https://mizitechinfo.wordpress.com/2013/06/09/unproblematic-guide-how-to-congenital-active-directory-in-windows-server-2012/.

And then, permit become started…

1 – Open up your System Properties and check your existing domain name, if you see from my Windows Server 2012 system backdrop, my existing domain name is Adatum.com. This will be change to cpx.local in the short while.

2 – Next, open your Server Dashboard, become to Tools & click DNS to open up DNS Manager..

three – on the DNS Director, y'all must create the New DNS Zone (cpx.local), this is to make sure that later on whole process successfully, your fellow member server @ Windows clients can join to new Domain name.

** to create new DNS Zone, Correct Click Forward Lookup Zone, and click New Zone…

4 – On the Welcome to the New Zone Sorcerer, just click Side by side button..

5 – On the Zone Blazon, Click Main Zone and click Next..

6 – On the Active Directory Zone Replication Telescopic, click push button To all DNS servers running on domain controllers in this domain:Adatum.com and click Next…

7 – In the Zone Name, fundamental in your new Domain Name, my new Domain Name is cpx.local

eight – On the Dynamic Update, Click Allow only secure dynamic updates (recommended for Active Directory), and click Next…

9 – On the completing the New Zone Sorcerer, click Finish to complete the process.

10 – On DNS Manager, you can see my new Domain Proper name is listed (cpx.local)

eleven – Next, open Command Prompt, run every bit administrator..

12 – In CMD, type rendom /listing and printing enter – this command use to generate a state file named Domainlist.xml. This file contains the current forest configuration.

thirteen – Next, open computer and browse to C:\Users\Administrator folder to go your Domainlist.xml.

14 – Once you meet theDomainlist.xml, right click the file name & choose Edit.. I going to change the DNSname and NetBiosName in this Domainlist.xml file.

fifteen – Once the Domainlist.xml open, you tin can run across in that location are few existing Domain name, change this existing domain name to new domain proper noun.. refer to motion picture:

16 – once you modify to new Domain proper name, brand certain you relieve the Domainlist.xml file..

17 – After y'all salve the Domainlist.xml file, shut it and return to CMD. On the CMD, type rendom /showforest. This is to show the potential changes; this step does not make whatever changes.

18 – Next, type rendom /upload. This is to upload the rename instructions (Domainlist.xml) to the configuration directory partition on the domain controller holding the domain naming operations primary function.

19 – Adjacent, type rendom /fix. This utilize to verify the readiness of each DC in the wood to behave out the rename instructions. This should contact all DC'south successfully and return no errors before keep to side by side process.

xx – Next, type rendom /execute. This is toverifies readiness of all DC's and and then preforms the rename activity on each one.

** Remember also there will be a service interruption during this procedure. One time the process successful, your DC Server will be restarted.

21 – One time your DC Server restarted, log in using the new Domain proper name as administrator.

22 – Next, later on you lot successfully log in, open up System Backdrop and bank check your old Domain Proper noun is at present gone.. supervene upon by new Domain name…

23 – Side by side, open CMD again, and type gpfixup /olddns:adatum.com /newdns:cpx.local. This is to refresh all intradomain references and links to grouping policy objects.

24 – Adjacent, typegpfixup /oldnb:lon-dc1 /newnb:cpx..

25 – Next, type rendom /clean. This is to remove references of the old domain proper noun from AD.

26 – Next, type rendom /stop. This is to unfreeze the woods configuration and let further changes. This was frozen during the rendom /upload step.

27 – Side by side, Open DNS Manager, click your new created domain (cpx.local), hither you can see your ain IP listed but nosotros still have long style to go to brand certain this DNS Zone is working..

28 – Next, turn on your customer PC, for this practice I'm using Windows eight as a client. Open System Backdrop and bring together to new Domain (cpx.local). in case you lot getting an error, don't get scared!!.. just click OK and you Windows Security box volition show upward and at present primal in administrator and domain password and click OK (Welcome to the cpx.local domain). Refer pictures..