HowTo Migrate an Active Directory Server 3

[richsilva]

Caveat - I'm not an AD Wizard, so bear with me.

I have a client with an AD server (WinSVR 2003) but (due to teh age of the existing server) wants to upgrade to new hardware...

How do I "migrate" the Active Directory Server to the new hardware? Yes (amongst other things) its an Exchange Server as well...

If it helps, the Domain is a chid domain in the forest. The exchange server is a "member".

Any help at all would be wonderful!

 

[GrimR]

Install a new server dcpromo it so it gets a copy of AD. Transfer the FSMO roles to the new server and amke it a GC to. If you like you could leave the existing server as it will serve as a backup to the new one.

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[58sniper]

Also, if you search this site, you'll find this discussed a ton of times, including dealing with issues like DNS, DHCP, etc.

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Plan for performance, and capacity takes care of itself. Plan for capacity, and suffer poor performance.

http://www.ucblogs.net/blogs/exchange/

 

[richsilva]

Thanx for the help!

58sniper - I did search first and came up dry, at least searching for Active Directory... I didnt bother searching up DNS/DHCP and/or Exchange yet... If, as you say, its been discussed a ton of times, maybe you could reference a thread(s) with the pertinent procedure(s)?

 

[GrimR]

http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=3016

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[GrimR]

http://www.tek-tips.com/gsearch.cfm...teurl=www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=3512#1236

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1505884&page=17

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1537833&page=6

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1249467&page=1

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[58sniper]

Stars for GrimR. Even though I've known it's been discussed ad nauseum here, I don't recall knowing there was an FAQ (faq96-3016).

Pat Richard MVP
Plan for performance, and capacity takes care of itself. Plan for capacity, and suffer poor performance.

http://www.ucblogs.net/blogs/exchange/

 

[richsilva]

I had also reached out to my Dell Rep, often they can hook up a client with some "expert" to give some advice...

He suggested using Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery, which allows you to restore a backup set to dissimilar hardware.

I'm curious if any of you have heard of or better yet tried this... It sounds almost too good to be true...

 

[GrimR]

Although there are many products that can do this, i would choose not to. Fresh install and migrate everything over is the best way to go.

MCITP:EA/SA, MCSE, MCSA, MCDBA, MCTS, MCP+I, MCP

 

[58sniper]

Agreed. It's always best to do a clean install.

Pat Richard MVP
Plan for performance, and capacity takes care of itself. Plan for capacity, and suffer poor performance.

http://www.ucblogs.net/blogs/exchange/

 

[58sniper]

I also just pounded out a newer FAQ.

faq1674-7371

Pat Richard MVP
Plan for performance, and capacity takes care of itself. Plan for capacity, and suffer poor performance.

http://www.ucblogs.net/blogs/exchange/