How to Rename Domain Name in Windows Server 2012

On DC

1. Create New Zone in DNS manager for New Domain

-Primary Zone with Active Directory

2. Open CMS as a administrator

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

> cd \

> rendom /list

> dir Domainlist.xml

4. Edit Domainlist.xml

<?xml version ="1.0"?> <Forest> <Domain> <!-- PartitionType:Application --> <Guid>b6146dd8-27b9-4ef2-afda-efa106f8a26d</Guid> <DNSname>ForestDnsZones.contoso.local</DNSname> <NetBiosName></NetBiosName> <DcName></DcName> </Domain> <Domain> <!-- PartitionType:Application --> <Guid>e699d303-8025-4a2e-80c6-67bfa993d32d</Guid> <DNSname>DomainDnsZones.contoso.local</DNSname> <NetBiosName></NetBiosName> <DcName></DcName> </Domain> <Domain> <!-- ForestRoot --> <Guid>5ba3ac0c-c24b-464b-a65c-0f724b4f108a</Guid> <DNSname>contoso.local</DNSname> <NetBiosName>CONTOSO</NetBiosName> <DcName></DcName> </Domain> </Forest>

5. 

C:\>rendom /showforest contoso.local [ForestRoot Domain, FlatName:CONTOSO]         DomainDnsZones.contoso.local [PartitionType:Application]         ForestDnsZones.contoso.local [PartitionType:Application]

6.

C:\>rendom /upload 작업을 완료했습니다. C:\>rendom /prepare DC의 응답을 기다리는 중입니다. DC의 응답을 기다리는 중입니다. WIN-DC.contoso.com이(가) 준비되었습니다. 1개 서버 연결됨. 0 서버가 오류를 반환했습니다. 작업을 완료했습니다. C:\>rendom /execute DC의 응답을 기다리는 중입니다. DC의 응답을 기다리는 중입니다. WIN-DC.contoso.com에서 스크립트를 실행했습니다. 1개 서버 연결됨. 0 서버가 오류를 반환했습니다. 작업을 완료했습니다.

7. This DC wil be reboot

8.

C:\>gpfixup /olddns:contoso.com /newdns:contoso.local Group Policy fix up utility Version 1.1 (Microsoft) Start fixing group policy (GroupPolicyContainer) objects: ........ Start fixing site group policy links: Start fixing non-site group policy links: .... gpfixup tool executed with success. C:\>gpfixup /oldnb:contoso /newnb:contoso Group Policy fix up utility Version 1.1 (Microsoft) There is no fix up to be done as the DNS name and NetBIOS name of domain have no t changed. There are some errors during the execution of gpfixup tool, please check. C:\>rendom /clean 작업을 완료했습니다. C:\>rendom /end 작업을 완료했습니다.