Re: servers migration

be more specific? I'm not sure I can, but I'll try.


You said these were boot from san devices correct?
If that's so, then what is the value of the hardware? What is your process
for hardware failure in this scenario?




"Li" <li.mcknight@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Al Mulnick wrote:
? If this is boot from san for all, what's the exact question? Why
wouldn't you just change the hardware?


"Li" <li.mcknight@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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We have set up new Windows 2003 servers into SAN volumes and have all of
them boot into SAN. Right now we are trying to figure out the best
practice to migrate everything from the current Windows 2003 servers on
Dell PowerEdge to SAN volumes including Active Directory. After
migration, we want everything stay same including server names and ip
addresses. Here is my thought:

1. connect SAN volumes to the existing domain and give different ip
addresses.
2. Dcpromo Windows 2003 server on SAN volume to domain controllers. That
means to add another two domain controllers.
3. Let them replicate.
4. depromote the current two domain controllers when the new domain
controllers are ready. After depromoting, we can take them down.
5. change the new domain controllers' ip addresses and names to the same
as the current domain controllers.
6. Use FSMigrate tool to move files.

Just wondering if there are any big issues that I have to worry about
with this kind of move. Also do I need to use ADMT tool to do this kind
of migration? Can I just use FSMigrate to migrate all the files from the
current windows servers on Dell PowerEdge into the servers on SAN
volumes?

Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.


My question is what is the best way to move (or migrate) everything
including Active Directory from the current servers which are sitting on
Dell PowerEdge to the servers sitting on SAN volumes? In other words, what
is the best way to move (or migrate) Windows 2003 servers (including AD)
from one pc to another? What do you mean "just change the hardware"? Can
you be more specific? Thank you very much for the response.


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