Re: Active Directory deployment

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From: Enkidu (enkidu_at_xyzcliffpxyz.com)
Date: 02/05/04


Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 11:25:59 +1300


Just one small point. You said that "when all is good I will add the
machines to the new Active directory domain." You do mean the clients,
don't you and NOT the old PDC/BDCs?

Ah, and did anyone mention lots of backups as you go? <grin>

Cheers,

Cliff

On Thu, 5 Feb 2004 11:43:40 -0800,
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hi Christoffer,
>I don't want to run my win2k server as BDC,I just want to
>have my NT PDC + the new Win2k server running on the same
>lan for a while .Just to finish to recreate my users
>profile, groups,OUs,..., move the data to the new server
>then I will remove the NT PDC.And just run my new win2k
>server as the first DC.
>
>Thanks.I will go through the links you gave me.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hello Gerry, You can't run the NT4.0 PDC with Windows2000
>Servers as BDCs,
>>You can Upgrade the current NT4.0 PDC and run a mixed
>mode of NT4.0 BDCs,
>>but the PDC Emulator role bust be at least a Windows2000
>Domain Controller.
>>
>>If you not want to run a mix of NT4.0 BDC and Windows2000
>Domain
>>Controllers, and as you write you will re-create your
>user account in a new
>>fresh AD Domain,
>>Of course you going to re-structure the domain with OUs
>and design a new
>>logical structure,
>>
>>But you are possible to migrate over users accounts,
>groups, computer as
>>well service account from the old NT4.0 domain to the new
>Windows2000
>>Domain. When Windows2000 runs I Native mode we can take
>advantage of the
>>SidHistory attribute with actually allows the end users
>to access both
>>domains during the migration process if you want to take
>it step-by-step.
>>You can then demote the old NT4.0 domain when you feel
>that you have a good
>>structure on your new AD domain and are reedy to take it
>in use.
>>
>>I hope this help you abit to see what ways to and steps
>you can take to make
>>your upgrade / migration fit your organizations needs.
>>
>>========== Migration Tip
>=======================================
>>
>>How to Migrate Your Windows NT 4.0 Directory Services to
>Windows 2000 Active
>>Directory:
>>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
>url=/TechNet/tcevents/itevents/tnq20003.asp
>>
>>Domain Migration Strategies and Windows 2000:
>>http://www.microsoft.com/Seminar/Includes/Seminar.asp?
>Url=/Seminar/1033/19990923TEDMS/Portal.xml
>>
>>Domain Migration Cookbook:
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/planning/act
>ivedirectory/cookbook.asp
>>
>>Planning Domain Migration Strategies:
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/dpg/d
>efault.asp
>>
>>Planning Migration from Windows NT to Windows 2000:
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/planning/act
>ivedirectory/plandommig.asp
>>
>>Download ADMT:
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/tools/admt/
>default.asp
>>
>>Active Directory Migration Tool Overview:
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/howitworks/a
>ctivedirectory/admt.asp
>>
>>Migrating from Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 to Windows
>2000 Server:
>>http://msdn.microsoft.com/archive/default.asp?
>url=/archive/en-us/dnarntserv/html/msdn_nt4to5.asp
>>
>>
>>========== Active Directory Planning Tip
>===============================
>>
>>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
>url=/technet/prodtechnol/AD/windows2000/deploy/upgrdmigrate
>/upgrnt.asp
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Regards,
>>
>>Christoffer Andersson
>>No email replies please - reply in the newsgroup
>>If the information was help full, you can let me know at:
>>http://www.itsystem.se/employers.asp?ID=1
>>
>>"Gerry" <gerry_AD@hotmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
>>news:a43201c3ec15$af339ed0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>>> I,m a newby in active directory and I have to implement
>>> it .
>>> I'm not sure about the procedure that I have to follow.
>>> Actually I have an NT Network,I would like to know if
>it's
>>> possible to run an NT PDC and a win2k server active
>>> directory with an another domain anme at the same time
>on
>>> the same lan.I want to install a new domain with active
>>> directory on a brand new server, recreate my user
>>> accounts, move the data from the PDC to active directory
>>> server then when all is good I will add the machines to
>>> the new Active directory domain.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>

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