Re: win2k3 server migration/cleanup

After I ran dcpromo, it tells me that I need to remove terminal services
first or change the security settings in Group Policy after active directory
has been installed. Where in the security settings is this option?

Is it smart to install active directory on every server....for max
availability/redundancy?


"Danny Sanders" wrote:

What is the best/easiest way to move the Active directory to server03 and
make it the primary domain controller, and then after the fresh install
make
server01 the backup domain controller for redundancy?

To install AD on a server just run dcpromo. The AD info is replicated to the
server at the proper time during dcpromo.
There is no such thing as a BDC with AD. All DCs operate in multimaster mode
except for the 5 FSMO roles which can be moved around to DCs in the
forest/domain.


I think user cals would be the best in this situation since there are 4
servers and about 25 users at both sites collectively. I guess I would
like
to make server03 the license server as well, how do I connect the other
servers to server01 for all license lookups?

The license logging service does not work as expected. Stop and disable it
on all servers and keep track of your licenses manually as if in per
seat/user mode.

I know file replication works in windows 2003 R2 with DFS, does it work in
standard windows 2003 as well? I would like to have several core
directories
to the in-house application replicate between both sites for redundancy
and
availability.

There is DFS and with R2 there is DFSR. Only R2 servers can use DFSR. R2
servers can use DFS. There is Windows 2003 R2 Standard and Windows 2003 R2
Enterprise, Windows 2003 Standard and Windows 2003 Enterprise. Not sure what
you are asking here.

hth
DDS


"Subhas" <Subhas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:94389E7F-4797-417C-AE3B-C1EAD83B4E8E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
There are a couple things I need some help with.
At this site there are 3 windows server 2003 standard editions. It is
connected to another site via a linksys vpn router which also has another
windows server 2003...but isn't used for much. There are clients at both
sites that use an application provided by one of the servers at site A.
The
setup is as follows;

Site A
SERVER01 - dns, dhcp(disabled, router is doing this), wins, terminal
services, file server, ADS, inhouse application
SERVER03 - file servier, terminal services
SERVER04 - file servier, terminal services

Site B
SERVER02

**All servers run windows 2003 standard edition sp2

Server04 is a new machine with a RAID 5 config, which we would like to
host
the inhouse application. We would like to do a complete fresh install of
win2k3 on server01 and let it be a BDC and file server.

So a couple of general questions:
What is the best/easiest way to move the Active directory to server03 and
make it the primary domain controller, and then after the fresh install
make
server01 the backup domain controller for redundancy?

I think user cals would be the best in this situation since there are 4
servers and about 25 users at both sites collectively. I guess I would
like
to make server03 the license server as well, how do I connect the other
servers to server01 for all license lookups?

I know file replication works in windows 2003 R2 with DFS, does it work in
standard windows 2003 as well? I would like to have several core
directories
to the in-house application replicate between both sites for redundancy
and
availability.


thanks in advance



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