RE: Installing New Instances of Windows 2003 Server and placing Windows 2000 Server

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From: Joe S. (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/16/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 06:33:03 -0800

Thank You for the information but is there a document that
outlines in detail all of the steps necessary,
e.g. "migration / upgrading to Microsoft Windows Server
2003". I have read the Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Administrator Companion and this book does not help but
just give a theoretical overview of ADS / Windows Server
2003.

>-----Original Message-----
>Hello Joe,
>
>Thank you for your post.
>
>We need to update the schema in the existing forest
before adding the new
>Windows Server 2003 domain controller to the existing
Windows 2000 domain.
>Otherwise, we will encounter the error message:
>
>----------------------------------------
>The operation failed because:
>
>A Schema validation check failed.
>
>The Active Directory Installation Wizard cannot continue
because the forest
>is not prepared for installing Windows Server 2003. Use
the Adprep
>command-line tool to prepare both the forest and the
domain. Fore more
>information about using Adprep see Active Directory Help.
>
>"The version of the Active Directory Schema of the source
forest is not
>compatible with the version of the Active Directory on
this computer."
>----------------------------------------
>
>To resolve the problem, we can use the ADPREP commands to
upgrade the
>existing Windows 2000 forest and domain to ensure that
they contain the
>additional objects, attributes and permissions necessary
to support the
>Windows Server 2003 Active Directory environment.
>
>(Note: Please perform a complete backup first.)
>
>Generally speaking, "ADPREP /FORESTPREP" is a one-time
operation performed
>on the schema operation master (FSMO) of the forest. The
FORESTPREP
>operation must have successfully completed and replicated
to the
>infrastructure master of each domain
before "ADPREP /DOMAINPREP" can be
>executed in that domain.
>
>To run "ADPREP /FORESTPREP", the user must be a member of
the Schema
>Admins, Domain Admins, and Enterprise Admins groups.
>
>"ADPREP /DOMAINPREP" is a one-time operation run on the
infrastructure
>operation master domain controller of each domain in the
forest being
>upgraded.
>
>To run "ADPREP /DOMAINPREP", the user must be a member of
the Domain Admins
>group of the domain in which you are running DOMAINPREP.
>
>The following documents contain good information
regarding these operations:
>
>278875 Cannot Promote a Windows Server 2003 Domain
Controller into a
>Windows
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=278875
>
>How to use the adprep command at the command line
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver
2003/proddocs/ents
>erver/adprep.asp
>
>After the promotion on the Windows Server 2003 DC, you
can then transfer
>all the FSMO roles to the new DC and then demote all the
Windows 2000 DCs
>by runing DCPROMO:
>
>324801 HOW TO: View and Transfer FSMO Roles in Windows
Server 2003
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=324801
>
>307304 HOW TO: Remove Active Directory with the Dcpromo
Tool in Windows 2000
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=307304
>
>Please let me know if anything is unclear. Thanks, and
have great day!
>
>Regards,
>Joe Wu
>Product Support Services
>Microsoft Corporation
>
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>Windows 2000 Server
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>|Hello:
>|
>| We are currently running Windows Server 2000 with
DCs
>|on a single physical LAN. We will be setting up a
Windows
>|(3) Windows 2003 Servers at our data center with the
>|appropriate routing / visibility that is required.
>|
>| What do I need to do so that I can install new
>|Windows 2003 Servers and add them to the windows 2000
>|Active Directory as Domain Controllers so that Windows
>|2000 and Windows 2003 Domain Controllers are in the
mixed
>|environment.
>|
>| Eventually I would like take all of the Windows
2000
>|Servers / DCs OFFLINE and just run a pure Windows 2003
>|Server Environment.
>|
>| Can you please advise me what I need to do to make
>|this transition happen temporarily without "affecting"
>|Active Directory as Windows 2003 will make schema
>|changes / object additions or direct me to a document
that
>|will provide the assistance. Your assistance is greatly
>|appreciated.
>|
>
>.
>

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