Moving Ad bound OD master xserve to new intel xserve

[macbob]

Admins,
I have managed to get my boss to buy me a shiny new intel xserve.
I currently have have a g4 xserve (10.4.6) that I want to keep as a OD replica and use the intel as a OD master. I am using AD accounts with user preferences’s managed by groups in the OD master

I am currently trying to work out the easiest way of doing this, but cannot find any examples of anyone who has done this before. I am thinking of promoting the intel from replica to master in OD, but i am at a loss to the best way of doing this and ensuring that the clients are still managed correctly? anyone done this before?

I am thinking of doing this the following way:

1) Create DNS entry’s for new server
2) Bind new intel xserve to AD
3) Setup intel as OD replica
4) Shutdown G4 xserve
5) Move Raid with home folders
6) Promote intel to master
7) Change clients to use new OD master in Dir Access
8) fire up g4 xserve and set as replica.

Any thoughts?

Many thanks.
Bob

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