Delete DNS entries of the Source Server for Windows SBS 2011 Standard migration

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Published: January 28, 2011

Updated: January 28, 2011

Applies To: Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard

After you decommission the Source Server, the DNS server still contains entries that point to the Source Server. Delete these DNS entries.

To delete DNS entries that point to the Source Server

  1. On the Destination Server, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click DNS.

  2. In the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue.

  3. In the DNS Manager console, expand the server name, and then expand Forward Lookup Zones.

  4. Right-click the first zone, click Properties, and then click the Name Servers tab.

  5. Click an entry in the Name servers text box that points to the Source Server, click Remove, and then click OK.

  6. Repeat step 5 until all pointers to the Source Server are removed.

  7. Click OK to close the Properties window.

  8. In the DNS Manager console, expand Reverse Lookup Zones.

  9. Repeat steps 4 through 7 to remove all Reverse Lookup Zones that point to the Source Server.