Replacing old server with new but different hostname & same IP

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Published on 2012-10-21T11:11:13Z Indexed on 2012/10/21 17:03 UTC
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We have an old server 2000 and lots of users point to it by hostname and by its IP e.g \\server1, we have a new server 2008 R2 with new name serverlocation1

All folders and data have been sync'toy'd from the old server1 across to serverlocation1 each evening, the new server tree is exactly the same on the new server and all perms are correct.

We need to make the new server the same IP as the old server1 as too many people access it directly via IP, and to ensure file and folder paths stay ok, anything \\server1\folder\file needs to go to \\newserverlocation1\folder\file etc

I can change the old server1 name to server1-old & change IP and assign the old IP to the new server, but how do I force anything coming in for \\server1 to go to the new server and ensure anything referenced to the old server goes onto the new server ?

I can CNAME but I need the new server to have the IP of the previous server so not sure if its straight forward etc.....

point server1 to newserverlocation1 Then probably change DNS so that the OLD IP points to new hostname.....

Any clarification appreciated.

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