Re: Migrating to a new server

Paul, adding a second DC is rarely a problem. Just add the DC, and let stuff replicate to it, then demote the old DC.

Missy

"Paul Smith" <teknologix007@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:O4WN7zIVJHA.1184@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
dear martin and oliver you are both very experienced guys and from your replies one can note. i am only a junior admin so please bear with me :)
i will go through your replies and evaluate them and see how i could plan the migration. my only fear is that since the old server is very buggy and full of problems will stop during the process and everything gets corrupted!!!



"Martin Blackstone [MVP]" <martinb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:e1w6MxIVJHA.2084@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Are you kidding me?

"Paul Smith" <teknologix007@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23AzuTkIVJHA.5588@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
i see...
but will this be invisible to the users or do i have to put the server to downtime?? cos i cannot afford to. also is the method you suggested subject to failures?



"Martin Blackstone [MVP]" <martinb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ej5pNdIVJHA.1188@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The point being Paul, that unless you have some specific reason, there is no need to create a new AD domain. You are creating a lot of work for you, and a lot of pain for your users.
You could just add the new server to the existing domain, DCPromo it, transfer the FMSO roles to it and demote the old DC.
There are a couple of really nice articles on this:
http://www.petri.co.il/windows_2003_adprep.htm
http://x220.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=26458
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/238369
http://www.msresource.net/knowledge_base/articles/how_to:_move_the_fsmo_roles_to_a_different_domain_controller_using_the_ui.html



"Paul Smith" <teknologix007@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23SFas4HVJHA.2928@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
there is the need cos the present server is old and full of problems and purchasing a new server is not a problem cos its needed for performance and reliability



"Oliver Moazzezi [MVP]" <o.moazzezino@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23pr09qHVJHA.2468@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Paul,

You realise you don't have to do that right? Unless there's an underlying need for this?

Oliver

Yes since I will be moving to a new physical server I want to create a new domain as well with new usernames etc but will be using same data so I will need to connect both servers together to transfer data












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