Upgrading windows 2000 to windows 2003

[kunz12]

Hello folks -

We have 3 domain controllers running in our environment.

1. Windows 2000 running SP3 (holds all FSMO roles)
2. Windows 2000 running SP4 (running Exchange 2000, also GC)
3. Windows 2003 running SP1 (no FSMO roles, not a GC)

I have the following questions:

1. Do I have a windows 2000 domain or a Windows 2003 domain? How is this determined? Is it the server that holds all FSMO roles determine that? Since all servers are peers, how is this determined?

2. I want to upgrade my first Win2K DC to Windows 2003, and leave the second DC running Exchange to windows 2000. Is there an issue with that? The steps I intend to follow are:
a. Upgrade to Win2K SP4
b. Upgrade to Windows 2003
c. Upgrade to Windows 2003 R2

We plan on moving to Exchange 2007 in the near future and will be purchasing new hardware for that.

Thanks for your help.

 

[58sniper]

You have a 2000 domain.

How to raise domain and forest functional levels in Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322692

Don't put Exchange 2007 on a DC.

In order to upgrade to R2, there's a schema update.

Pat Richard, MCSE MCSA:Messaging CNA
Microsoft Exchange MVP
Want to know how email works? Read for yourself -

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt

 

[rliebsch]

58Sniper

Schema update in R2?

just rerun forest and domain prep?


Robert Liebsch
Systems Psychologist,
Network Sociologist,
Security Pathologist,
User Therapist.

 

[58sniper]

How do I install Windows Server 2003 R2 on an existing Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) server?

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/ArticleID/48807/48807.html?Ad=1

You also have to watch out for attribute mangling

Windows Server 2003 adprep /forestprep command causes mangled attributes in Windows 2000 forests that contain Exchange 2000 servers

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314649

Pat Richard, MCSE MCSA:Messaging CNA
Microsoft Exchange MVP
Want to know how email works? Read for yourself -

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt

 

[ctvi]

58Sniper writes "Don't put Exchange 2007 on a DC"

- why not?

http://www.ctvi.com

 

[58sniper]

For the MANY MANY reasons why you don't put previous versions on a DC, either. Lots of security risks. Lots of redundancy issues, etc.

Pat Richard, MCSE MCSA:Messaging CNA
Microsoft Exchange MVP
Want to know how email works? Read for yourself -

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt

 

[Stevehewitt]

Yeah, MS don't recommend it - and I'd go with their product knowledge over anyone's at the moment when you consider it's only been out a few months! ;-)




Steve.

"They have the internet on computers now!" - Homer Simpson