Re: Migrating Windows 2003 to Dissimilair Hardware
From: SaltPeter (SaltPeter_at_Jupiter.sys)
Date: 02/06/04
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Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 01:13:05 -0500
"Robbie Wallis" <robbie.wallis@virgin.net> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> We are in the process of upgrading our hardware range which requires us to
> move windows 2003 installations from single p4 IDE systems to Dual Xeon
RAID
> SATA systems
>
> We are aware of this article
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;249694
>
> A straight ntbackup failed with reboot loop and also a veritas restore
with
> just SAM/SECURITY Hives failed
>
> Any ideas if the procedure above for win2k will work in this situation?
Any
> advice?
>
> Thanks
>
> Robbie
>
Benny Hill use to say when u "assume", U make an ASS out of U and ME. So
i'll be an ASS and assume we are talking about domain controllers. Note that
the article specifies that the HALs must be similar.
You'll probably save yourself a lot of trouble by installing W2K3 servers
while specifying mass storage controllers on new systems. Joining the
domain, promoting the servers to DC if that is your intention. Transfer the
FSMO roles off the "soon to be retired" DCs. Double check that the procedure
was completed properly (ntdsutil, netdom, dcdiag). Wait a week and then
decommision the extra servers via dcpromo. Double check then triple check.
You can also install old OS on new systems, join, promote, upgrade to W2K3,
transfer FSMOs and demote old servers later.
Installations don't take that long, and there is no excuse as far as
sharenames and name resolution since DNS and login scripts should easily
rectify any URL the old systems were sharing out to clients.
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