Re: Hardware upgrade

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From: DavidA (d_l_adamson_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/05/04 

Date: 5 Mar 2004 15:03:01 -0800

It is a domain controller, so I would have to do the more complex
operation described below. I am not at all expert on the operations
you are talking about - can you give me pointers to more information
on the process please?

Thanks,
DavidA

>
> If your Server is a domain controller, then you can NOT
> run SYSPREP. I suggest to install a clean Windows 2000
> on the new hardware, add it to the domain, make it another
> domain controller of your existent domain (like this you
> get a mirror copy of your Active directory database into
> the second DC), move the shared folders and all objects
> into the second DC. Move the infrastructure master, RID
> master, PDC emulator, operation master, and Global Catalog
> to the second DC, remove the first DC from the network by
> taking it offline.

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