VortigernWolf
IS-IT--Management
Hi,
I am have some difficulties in making a decision and wonder if some more information can be forth coming to help me decide the upgrade path to take for NT4 to 2003.
I have read lots of documents and other information, but it does not answer my basic question: What is the best upgrade path for my situation.
Heres the picture:
1 NT4 PDC running a small network of about 30-40 machines. it is running exchange 5.5, with no BDC's just one server. The customer wants a new server to take over the running of the network and the old server is to be formatted and made into a workstation.
This now means that I have two basic choices for an upgrade.
1. Backup completely the old server, upgrade it to 2003 DC. Insert the new server as a 2003 DC and use dcpromo and FSMO to move the roles across, migrate exchange and then bring down the old server. If I need to back out the change. Format the old server and restore from backup.
Or
2. Insert the new server as an NT4 BDC, Promote to PDC and then upgrade to 2003, leaving the old server in place. Migrate exchange and user files.
Now I am hedging for option 2, but I ask if anyone has had any experiances with migration and in there opinion which is the best method?
Thankyou in Advance
Vortigern
I am have some difficulties in making a decision and wonder if some more information can be forth coming to help me decide the upgrade path to take for NT4 to 2003.
I have read lots of documents and other information, but it does not answer my basic question: What is the best upgrade path for my situation.
Heres the picture:
1 NT4 PDC running a small network of about 30-40 machines. it is running exchange 5.5, with no BDC's just one server. The customer wants a new server to take over the running of the network and the old server is to be formatted and made into a workstation.
This now means that I have two basic choices for an upgrade.
1. Backup completely the old server, upgrade it to 2003 DC. Insert the new server as a 2003 DC and use dcpromo and FSMO to move the roles across, migrate exchange and then bring down the old server. If I need to back out the change. Format the old server and restore from backup.
Or
2. Insert the new server as an NT4 BDC, Promote to PDC and then upgrade to 2003, leaving the old server in place. Migrate exchange and user files.
Now I am hedging for option 2, but I ask if anyone has had any experiances with migration and in there opinion which is the best method?
Thankyou in Advance
Vortigern