Re: Interesting MVP challenge
From: M. den Ouden (m_at_m.net)
Date: 11/28/04
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Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 17:11:19 +0100
The answer is, Yes, you can migrate with such a NetBios domain name...
Regards,
M. den Ouden
"Menko den Ouden" <m@m.net> wrote in message
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> Migrating different organizations I bumped into this Windows domain:
>
> - Administrators Upgraded NT4 domain to AD Windows Server 2003 interim
> mode;
> - Exchange 5.5 server is still running and operational on an NT4 server
> without ADC;
> - Now this!: Netbios Domain name (yes, netbios, not DNS, don't want to
> know that..):
>
> NT4.DOMAIN.NL (yes, with the periods...)
>
> Before I showed up, the upgrade from NT4 to AD Windows Server 2003
> interim did not warn about that netbios name and allowed the upgrade. But
> normally you are not allowed to use such a netbios name with a new AD
> install on Windows Server 2003!! Every computer and member server is
> happily logging on to this NT4.DOMAIN.NL domain.... There are no more NT4
> domain controllers and no Windows 2000 domain controllers.
>
> So what will happen when this domain with this netbios domain name is
> switched to Native 2003 and will it work at all? What would be the best
> recommendation? Of course no new AD domain install when possible... Domain
> rename before continuing with Exchange 5.5 migration? Is that possible in
> interim mode?
>
> Another question: What is the best order now? First Exchange5.5 migration
> with ADC and then switch to Native 2003 AD? Or the other way around? No
> ADMT needed, because of Interim mode....
>
>
> Thanks a lot for the help.
>
> Menko den Ouden
>
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>
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