Re: upgrade NT 4 domain

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From: Matjaz Ladava [MVP] (matjaz_at__nospam_ladava.com)
Date: 02/09/04 

Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 20:47:30 +0100

Point 3. Upgrade new PDC to WS2k3, so that in case anything goes wrong you
are still on the safe side.
Othervise this is the masterplan :-) 

-- 
Regards
Matjaz Ladava, MCSA, MCSE, MCT, MVP
Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Active Directory
matjaz@ladava.com, matjazl@mvps.org
"Stephen" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:d79c01c3ef3b$9a784cb0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> So
> 1. Add temp machine as BDC and promote to PDC.
> 2. Remove old PDC.
> 3. Upgrade old PDC to Server 2003 on seperate temp network.
> 4. Run DCPROMO to create AD on upgraded server.
> 5. Install new 2003 server on seperate temp network as DC.
> 6. Transfer all FSMO roles to new 2003 server and make
> Global catalog server.
> 7. Run DCPROMO on upgraded server and remove AD.
> 8. Turn off Promoted PDC
> 9. Install new 2003 into original network.
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >By the same name you probably think of NetBIOS name.
> Sorry, but this won't
> >be possible, as there can not be two domains with the
> same NetBIOS name on
> >the network. What you could do (I have done this many
> times) is, to add a
> >simple workstation machine to your existing domain as
> BDC, make it PDC and
> >disconnect your original PDC from the network. Next
> upgrade this machine
> >with Windows Server 2003 and upgrade to AD. After this is
> done, install new
> >server (the one that you originally planned), make it
> additional DC on the
> >network, transfer all FSMO roles to it and make it a
> Global Catalog. After
> >that, you can run dcpromo on your upgraded box to remove
> AD. This way you
> >will have a upgraded NT4 domain with all your accounts
> present. All you need
> >to do now is to copy data over to the new server.
> >
> >-- 
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >Matjaz Ladava, MCSA, MCSE, MCT, MVP
> >Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Active Directory
> >matjaz@ladava.com, matjazl@mvps.org
> >
> >
> >
> >"Stephen" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:c9f301c3ef34$2b386580$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Have existing NT4 domain. Want to upgrade to Active
> >> Directory based domain. Have windows 2003 server
> >> installed. Can ADMT be used to insert the 2003 server
> into
> >> the domain and upgrade it. Want to install 2003 server
> as
> >> a DC of the domain with the same name. Basically pull
> the
> >> user accounts into the AD domain after hours and have
> >> users log into AD domain the next morning without having
> >> to rejoin domain.
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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