Windows 2000 AD to different HW

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The subject says it all. I would like to migrate my AD from my PDC to
another computer with different h/w. Everytime I try to backup/restore
"system state data" the computer locks and I have to re-install Windows
2000. I have looked at the article here:
http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=249694
This article is unclear in some places. Before I went through with this
procedure I was wondering if anyone has tried this themselves and has any
pointers. All I want to do is backup/restore the AD, nothing else.

-Steven-

 

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but you can take a different approach by installing an additional domain
controller and replicating all the data.


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"Steven Platt" <me@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> The subject says it all. I would like to migrate my AD from my PDC to
> another computer with different h/w. Everytime I try to backup/restore
> "system state data" the computer locks and I have to re-install Windows
> 2000. I have looked at the article here:
> http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=249694
> This article is unclear in some places. Before I went through with this
> procedure I was wondering if anyone has tried this themselves and has any
> pointers. All I want to do is backup/restore the AD, nothing else.
>
> -Steven-
>

 

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I have already tried to replicate the data. It locked up. I went backed up
the "System State Data" because I read that is where the AD is stored. The
problem is that this also backs up h/w information, hence the lockup when I
try to restore it to another machine with completely different h/w. Maybe I
don't understand your "different approach." Can you elaborate? I have
already installed the new computer as a DC in the AD of the current PDC.
Now it is time to transfer all the AD to the new DC without a lockup. Any
ideas are welcome, I know someone has done this before.

-Steven-
"Andrei Ungureanu" <andreix at msn dot com> wrote in message
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> but you can take a different approach by installing an additional domain
> controller and replicating all the data.
>
>
> --
> Andrei Ungureanu
> www.eventid.net
> Free Windows event logs reports
> http://www.altairtech.ca/evlog/
>
> "Steven Platt" <me@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:eiz57zUMFHA.244@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> The subject says it all. I would like to migrate my AD from my PDC to
>> another computer with different h/w. Everytime I try to backup/restore
>> "system state data" the computer locks and I have to re-install Windows
>> 2000. I have looked at the article here:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=249694
>> This article is unclear in some places. Before I went through with this
>> procedure I was wondering if anyone has tried this themselves and has any
>> pointers. All I want to do is backup/restore the AD, nothing else.
>>
>> -Steven-
>>
>
>

 

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"Steven Platt" <me@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:OaAYqkXMFHA.3356@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I have already tried to replicate the data. It locked up. I went backed
up
> the "System State Data" because I read that is where the AD is stored.
The
> problem is that this also backs up h/w information, hence the lockup when
I
> try to restore it to another machine with completely different h/w. Maybe
I
> don't understand your "different approach." Can you elaborate? I have
> already installed the new computer as a DC in the AD of the current PDC.
> Now it is time to transfer all the AD to the new DC without a lockup. Any
> ideas are welcome, I know someone has done this before.

Backup and restore to the new hardware.

Then perform a "Repair Install" to straighten out
any hardware issues.

It works, but worst case you still have the original
machine and the backup tape.

 

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How about this?

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;263532


"Steven Platt" <me@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:eiz57zUMFHA.244@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> The subject says it all. I would like to migrate my AD from my PDC to
> another computer with different h/w. Everytime I try to backup/restore
> "system state data" the computer locks and I have to re-install Windows
> 2000. I have looked at the article here:
> http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=249694
> This article is unclear in some places. Before I went through with this
> procedure I was wondering if anyone has tried this themselves and has any
> pointers. All I want to do is backup/restore the AD, nothing else.
>
> -Steven-
>
>