Re: Can I test ADPREP/FORESTPREP

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What information is available when UPGRADING from W2K/E2K to W2K3 (R2)/E2K3?
The following articles will helps you in your migration from W2K/E2K to W2K3
(R2)/E2K3 and especially when doing an in-place upgrade of the domain:
* MS-KBQ314649_W2K3 ADPREP Command Causes Mangled Attributes in W2K Forests
That Contain E2K Servers (http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314649)

* MS-KBQ293783_Cannot Upgrade Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003
with Windows Services for UNIX 2.0 Installed
(http://support.microsoft.com/?id=293783)

* MS-KBQ887426_Incorrect Schema extension for OS X prevents ForestPrep from
completing in Windows 2000 (http://support.microsoft.com/?id=887426)
* MS-KBQ325379_How to Upgrade Windows 2000 Domain Controllers to Windows
Server 2003 (http://support.microsoft.com/?id=325379)
* MS-KBQ555040_Common Mistakes When Upgrade Windows 2000 Domain To Windows
2003 (http://support.microsoft.com/?id=555040)
* MS-KBQ324392_Enhancements to Adprep.exe in Windows Server 2003 Service
Pack 1 and in hotfix 324392 (http://support.microsoft.com/?id=324392)
* Also see:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/ServerHelp/bc5ebbdb-a8d7-4761-b38a-e207baa73419.mspx)
* What do I need to do to prepare my Windows 2000 forest for the
installation of the first Windows Server 2003 DC?
(http://www.petri.co.il/windows_2003_adprep.htm)
* MS-KBQ555038_How to enable Windows 98-ME-NT clients to logon to Windows
2003 based Domains (http://support.microsoft.com/?id=555038)
* MS-KBQ555262_Common Mistakes When Upgrading Exchange 5.5-2000 To a
Exchange 2003 (http://support.microsoft.com/?id=555262)
* MS-KBQ822942_Considerations When You Upgrade to Exchange Server 2003
(http://support.microsoft.com/?id=822942)

To update the schema:
* Disable OUTBOUND replication (REPADMIN) on the schema FSMO, extend the
schema and check if everything is OK
* Disable OUTBOUND replication (REPADMIN) on another DC
* Force replication (REPADMIN) between the schema master and the other DC
and check if everything is OK
* If ALL = OK, enable outbound replication on both DCs (REPADMIN)
OR
* Create an additional site and site link (with no schedule) and put the
schema FSMO in it, extend the schema, check if everything is OK, put another
DC in the site, let the extension replicate and check if everything is OK
* If ALL = OK relocate the DCs back to their original site



NOTE:

This information also applies BOTH to W2K3 or W2K3 R2. The only difference
is that W2K3 will update the AD schema to version 30 and W2K3 R2 will update
the AD schema to version 31. Besides that, no interesting differences

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Cheers,
(HOPEFULLY THIS INFORMATION HELPS YOU!)

# Jorge de Almeida Pinto # MVP Windows Server - Directory Services

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"Hank Arnold" <rasilon@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uXCpcE3mGHA.1204@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks to all for the help...

Jorge,

What do you do to get the "grayed out" text? Whatever it is is causing
Thunderbird to drop everything starting with that text. In effect, I can't
append any part of the thread.....

Regards,
Hank Arnold

Jorge de Almeida Pinto [MVP] wrote:
see:
http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge/archive/2005/11/20/110.aspx



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