Any and all tips are welcome - we would like to upgrade our one domain controller to Windows Server 2003. We currently have the DC @ Windows 2000 - no 2nd DC yet. We would like to upgrade it to Windows 2003 and add a 2nd DC. We have an Exchange 2003 Server (on Server 2003), one File/Print server running Windows 2000, everything else is 2003. Do we need to run the domainprep utility? Should we upgrade the current DC before adding the 2nd DC?
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Upgrading Windows 2000 Server to 2003
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You will have to do a forestprep and a domainprep.
You should also go into NTDSUTIL and make sure the only DC that is in there is your main DC and there are no "Stragglers" from bad demotions.
If you do have more than 1 DC when you do the forestprep and domainprep, you have to wait for replication to occur, if I am not mistaken
You should also go into NTDSUTIL and make sure the only DC that is in there is your main DC and there are no "Stragglers" from bad demotions.
If you do have more than 1 DC when you do the forestprep and domainprep, you have to wait for replication to occur, if I am not mistaken
If you are running Exchange 2000, or have the Exchange 2000 schema exensions installed, you have to apply some additional schema changes before running forest/domain prep.
See [URL unfurl="true"]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314649[/url]
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See [URL unfurl="true"]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314649[/url]
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I'd suggest going to 2003R2. Acquire the media and run the adprep/forestprep and the adprep/domainprep from the 2nd CD of the 2003R2 media. You run these from your current DC/Schema Master. If you only have the one domain, then you'll be ready to go.
I'd suggest you run those commands first, then build a new server with 2003R2 and dcpromo it into your domain. Get it up and running, let it sit overnight, then transfer any other domain services (DHCP, DNS, etc) over to the new box, transfer the FSMO roles over to the new box, then dcpromo the 2000 DC out of the domain and rebuild it from scratch with 2003R2.
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I'd suggest you run those commands first, then build a new server with 2003R2 and dcpromo it into your domain. Get it up and running, let it sit overnight, then transfer any other domain services (DHCP, DNS, etc) over to the new box, transfer the FSMO roles over to the new box, then dcpromo the 2000 DC out of the domain and rebuild it from scratch with 2003R2.
Anytime I can install a fresh copy of Windows I do.
I'm Certifiable, not cert-ified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.
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