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"Paul Bergson" wrote:
> See if this helps out at all.
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http://www.petri.co.il/windows_2003_domain_controller_r...
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> Paul Bergson MCT, MCSE, MCSA, CNE, CNA, CCA
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> <azj@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:1119400617.379149.277870@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > I'm planning on upgrading my NT4 domain with a PDC & BDC and
> Exchange
> > 5.5 to a 2003 AD domain with Exchange 2003. I have brand
> new server
> > hardware that I would like to move those three machines
> onto. My NT
> > Domain name is not the same as my internet-registered domain
> (lets say
> > ABC for the NT name and ABCDE.com for the internet domain). It's
> > important the PDC & BDC computers end up with the same names
> as before
> > as they also act as file servers with many shared folders on
> them.
> >
> > So far, the only way I've figured out to accomplish this is
> to do an
> > in-place upgrade of the PDC and then the BDC. I haven't
> researched the
> > Exchange upgrade path yet but I expect I can either do
> in-place there
> > or some kind of migration.
> >
> > The problem is, I like pristine installs and these NT4
> controllers are
> > old anyway. They don't really meet the minimum hardware
> requirements
> > (C drive is 2gb DOS/FAT16 partition). Can anyone recommend
> the best
> > way to do this migration? So far all I've come up with is
> something
> > like using ghost to clone the old boxes onto the new ones,
> converting
> > the C drive to NTFS at that point and increasing the
> partition size to
> > 8gb or so. I'm not even sure I can do that. I'd much
> prefer a clean
> > install.
> >
> > Is it possible to rename my current DC's, create a couple
> clean 2003
> > servers as a BDCs with the name of the original PDC & BDC,
> copy the
> > folders & files, take the old DC's out of the mix, and bump
> up to AD?
> > I expect not, but I have to ask
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> > Aaron
> >
Hi,
In your case I would think about the following:
NT4-PDC: NT4DC1
NT4-BDC: NT4DC2
NT4-BDC (extra1): NT4DC3
NT4-BDC (extra2): NT4DC4
* have current and valid backups of all servers!
* install another NT4 BDC (NT4DC3), sync with PDC (NT4DC1) and after
that disconnect from network (as a safety measure) (use can use a
desktop for this)
* install another NT4 BDC (NT4DC4), sync with PDC (NT4DC1) (use can
use a desktop for this).
* promote NT4DC4 to PDC.
* Configure NT4DC4 with NT4Emulator and NeutralizeNT4Emulator registry
key if you already have W2K/WXP/W2K3 clients and/or servers (see
http://www.petri.co.il/first_dc_in_domain_problem.htm and
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=298713)
* Install additional new hardware with W2K3 (as a member server)
W2K3DC1 and W2K3DC2.
* Install and configure DNS/WINS on W2K3DC1 or W2K3DC2 or both
* Configure W2K3DC1 and W2K3DC2 with NT4Emulator and
NeutralizeNT4Emulator registry key if you already have W2K/WXP/W2K3
clients and/or servers (see
http://www.petri.co.il/first_dc_in_domain_problem.htm and
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=298713)
* Upgrade NT4DC4 to W2K3 DC
* DCPROMO W2K3DC1 and W2K3DC2 to DC
* Migrate resources from NT4DC1 and NT4DC2 accordingly to W2K3DC1 and
W2K3DC2
* Transfer GC/FSMO roles to W2K3DC1 and/or W2K3DC2
* demote NT4DC4 using DCPROMO (if DCPROMO fails, kill NT4DC4 and
cleanup its metadata.. see:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=216498
* remove NT4DC1 and NT4DC2 from network and cleanup computer accounts
AFTER its resources have been migrated to W2K3DC1 and W2K3DC2
* cleanup computer account for NT4DC3
* Remove NT4Emulator and NeutralizeNT4Emulator registry keys from
W2K3DC1 and W2K3DC2
* rise the domain functional level and the forest functional level
* rename W2K3DC1 and W2K3DC2 to the computer names of NT4DC1 and
NT4DC2 (see
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsser...
AND
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316826)
This should help you for your in-place upgrade of the NT4 domain. I
may have missed something so doublecheck!
For E2K3:
* install ADC and connect to AD
* install E2K3 on separate box
* move mailboxes from E55 to E2K3
* Remove E55 (see q-articles on how to do this)
Cheers,
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