Re: 2000 to 2003

From: Joe Wu [MSFT] (joewu_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/19/04 

Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 07:55:41 GMT

Hello Jeff,

Thank you for your post.

I think you plan is OK as promoting a Windows Server 2003 DC and extending
the forest schema are separate steps. The existing Windows 2000 domain will
not be affected.

However, as always, please perform backup before performing important
configurations.

Thanks!

Regards,
Joe Wu
Product Support Services
Microsoft Corporation

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| Joe,
| Thank you for the good information.
| What I am still unclear about is this....
|
| Can I perform these operations on our 2000 DC's today, but not actually
| introduce a 2003 DC until say, next month?
| Thank you,
| Jeff
|
|
| "Joe Wu [MSFT]" <joewu@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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| > Hello Jeff,
| >
| > Thank you for your post.
| >
| > We must run the Adprep commands to update the schema in the existing
| forest
| > before prompting the new Windows Server 2003 domain controller.
| >
| > Actually, if we try to promote the Windows Server replica DC without
| > running the Adprep commands, 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."
| > ----------------------------------------
| >
| > ADPREP commands are 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.
| >
| > They are well tested. Please do not worry.
| >
| > As always, to ensure that everything works well, please perform a 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/windowsserver2003/proddocs/ents
| > erver/adprep.asp
| >
| > 324801 HOW TO: View and Transfer FSMO Roles in Windows Server 2003
| > http://support.microsoft.com/?id=324801
| >
| > 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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| > |From: "JJP" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
| > |Subject: 2000 to 2003
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| > |Small network:
| > |500 XP clients
| > |25 Windows 2000 SP4 servers
| > |10 Windows 2003 member servers
| > |
| > |I am following the steps in article Q325379.
| > |I am planning do the upgrade the middle of next month.
| > |
| > |Question: Can I perform the /forestprep and /domainprep this far in
| > advance
| > |without causing problems? Or should it be done right before the 2k3
DC's
| > |are brought up?
| > |
| > |Thank you,
| > |Jeff
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > |
| >
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