Ugrading NT4 Domain to 2003 Advice

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I have two new 2003 Servers which will replace 5 NT4 servers. Of the 5 NT4
servers, one is a PDC and one a BDC. There are a combination of workstations,
2000 PRo and XP Pro. I want to retire the older NT4 servers after migrating
data and software to the new servers. I am seeking advice on the best way of
running both, establishing an AD with the 2003 servers, and migrating the NT4
domain info (if possible and desireable). I will need to keep all running
until Oracle and MS SQL and the clients have been migrated and tested.

Thanks for any advice!
Don

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Thank you, I will read up on using ADMT and SIDHistory. One last question, I
hope to keep the same domain name...is that possible? Or will I have to
establish and AD name different from the NT4 domain name?

Thanks
Don

"Chriss3 [MVP]" wrote:

> Hello,
> Migrate existing resources in the NT domain to the new Active Directory
> Domain with SIDHistory. SIDHistory means the security principals (accounts)
> will keep there Sid in the old NT domain, so they can access resources both
> in the NT and the AD domain during the migration process. I recommend you to
> have a look at ADMTv2 (Active Directory Migration Tool)
>
> How To Set Up ADMT for Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 Migration
> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] us;q260871
>
>
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> Regards
> Christoffer Andersson
> Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
>
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> news:A302F790-85B6-419A-92F1-2A4741C6C284@microsoft.com...
> >I have two new 2003 Servers which will replace 5 NT4 servers. Of the 5 NT4
> > servers, one is a PDC and one a BDC. There are a combination of
> > workstations,
> > 2000 PRo and XP Pro. I want to retire the older NT4 servers after
> > migrating
> > data and software to the new servers. I am seeking advice on the best way
> > of
> > running both, establishing an AD with the 2003 servers, and migrating the
> > NT4
> > domain info (if possible and desireable). I will need to keep all running
> > until Oracle and MS SQL and the clients have been migrated and tested.
> >
> > Thanks for any advice!
> > Don
>
>
>