Re: Migration to SBS 2003

From: Ted (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/21/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 08:48:23 -0700

If you're using SBS, you will not be able to upgrade this
way. You need to look at the migration process that
Marina refers to in her first response.

>-----Original Message-----
>I think you're wrong, you can upgrade NT4 to Windows
Server 2003.
>
>In the whitepaper "Upgrading from Windows NT Server 4.0
to Windows Server 2003" you can read:
>Promote a Windows NT 4.0 BDC to the PDC, which demotes
the PDC to a BDC.
>Do a full backup of the former PDC and remove it from
the network.
>Upgrade the new PDC to Windows Server 2003.
>Use the Windows Server 2003 Active Directory wizard to
turn on the Active Directory service. The Active
Directory service imports the existing user accounts,
groups, and other settings from the PDC.
>Run your new Windows Server 2003 domain controller with
Active Directory for a test period.
>If desired you can do a clean installation of Windows
Server 2003 on the former PDC, and bring it online as an
Active Directory domain controller.
>Transfer all Flexible Single-Master Operation (FSMO)
roles to the new Windows Server 2003 domain controller.
>Verify all directory information has replicated.
>Demote the first domain controller to a member server,
and remove from the domain.
>
>Regards.
>
>.
>

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