Re: New PDC...
- From: "Derrick" <Derrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 15:48:40 -0700
Rob:
Thank you, yeah the old PDC is pretty badly jacked up for one, and two,
resources are minimal. The network is very small. I was worried about the
shares, etc etc, but at this point it shouldn't be a huge problem. Thank you
for your assistance, I'll probably just disjoing all workstations from the
domain. Introduce the new PDC, then rejoin the systems to the domain,
re-create the shares, etc. Shouldn't be a big deal. Just wanted to make
sure I was aware of all my options.
- Lex
"Rob McShinsky" wrote:
> Not upgrading the NT Box takes out the best way to do this since you could
> upgrade it to a W2K3 DC then bring up the new system as an AD DC, move all
> the roles over to the new box and then dcpromo down the old box. My guess
> is resources on the old Dell may be the problem if you are not considering
> this step.
>
> Depending on how SMALL your subnetwork is i.e. number of users and
> computers, you could potentially start over. Bring up the New DC and get it
> working, create duplicate user accounts, and then add the XP systems in
> manually at the workstations themselves. This is a kind of low tech
> approach, but could still save you time if the network is small enough since
> the only piece that would have to be done after hours (if you have an after
> hours) would be changing the workstations to the new domain. There are a
> number of other considerations as far as trusts with other domains and any
> other servers that need to come to the new domain. Shares in this case
> would have to be recreated since there would be new users accounts. Weigh
> the options based on your size and complexity. To preserve your accounts
> which would help you with your not having to remap your shares, you could
> also use the Migration tool from Microsoft. This may be a learning curve
> that may take longer to learn and perfect than is worth it for a small
> network. If your users are not flexible in say having to change their
> password when they log in the first time after you have made the switch or
> to have a few bumps after the above process, then take the time and learn
> the tools.
>
> Rob
>
>
>
> "Derrick" <Derrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:94B286DE-7422-4B27-9C7D-0E24D290C90B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > All:
> >
> > We presently have a small subnetwork set up, this network has all Windows
> > XP
> > SP2 clients, and 1 Windows NT PDC. This NT PDC is on an old Dell
> > workstation.
> >
> > I've purchased a newer faster system and installed Windows Server 2003
> > Standard on it. I want to introduce my new box as the NEW PDC. What's
> > the
> > best way to have my new server take over the PDC role? Since there is no
> > AD
> > currently in the domain (since the PDC is currently NT) how can I ensure
> > that
> > my accounts carry over, etc.
> >
> > I DO NOT want to have to upgrade the NT box to W3K because the box is
> > SOOOOO
> > SLOW!
>
>
>
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