Getting Ready to install new Servers

[droze22]

I am getting ready to install 2 new servers into my network and I amm running a native win2k network, the new servers are 2003 do I need to run 1 is going to run exchange and the other is a sql.

Does the following need to be run

adprep
domainprep
forestprep

is there anything else that needs to be run?

 

[monsterjta]

You don't need to run any of those. Just install the OS and add the machines to the domain as member servers. I wouldn't specify either the Exchange or SQL server as a Domain Controller.

Hope This Helps,

Good Luck!

 

[58sniper]

If you're upgrading to 2003 from 2000, and either server will be a DC, then, yes, you need to run the adprep commands. If you're installing Windows 2003 R2 DCs, use the version of adprep on the second R2 CD.

If you're not making either server a DC, then you don't need to run adprep. As monsterjta mentioned, I wouldn't put either on a DC either. If you're going to make the Exchange server a DC, you must promote it BEFORE installing Exchange.

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