Moving Primary AD Controller? 1

[bobcat]

This weekend I'll be upgrading our NT4 domain to a AD with Win2k. I just got a new Dell Poweredge server that will eventually become the primary controller for the AD. Now, I know the usual method for doing this would be to install NT on the new server, make it the PDC for the domain then upgrade but I can't get NT to work on the new server due to some incompatible drivers/hardware. So, the plan was to:

1) Upgrade our current PDC to Win2k
2) Install Win2k on the new server
3) Make the new server the primary controller (ala PDC) on the new AD.
4) Format the old PDC and reinstall Win2k as a member server since it's not going to be a domain controller due to hardware and other software that will run on there

My question is with #3. What all do I need to do to move the primary controller functions to the new server? I know I need to move the PDC emulator over to it, but what else?

Thanks for all your help!

 

[lrmerc]

I would make it a GC... also ensure you have DNS running on it might be a good idea so SRV records get created correctly... ALso ensure You subnet is created in sites and services. Before you demote the Old server from 2000 DC you need to sieze all % FSMO roles...

 

[buddafish]

bobcat,

you can transfer the FSMO roles to the new DC once it is up and running. check out this article:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;255690&Product=win2000

keep an updated BDC offline just in case the upgrade fails and ya gots to roll back...

scottie

 

[bobcat]

This is exactly what I'm looking for, thanks for the quick and helpful advice!

 

[todesengel]

Another tip: I recently did a similar thing to a poweredge server. You will need drivers from dell if your server has a Dell PERC RAID controller in it. I'd contact Dell to find the location of them.

Just a heads up... in case you have any trouble with it.