RE: Confirmation of an upgrade plan

From: Bob Qin [MSFT] (bobqin_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:14:39 GMT

Hi Len,

Thanks for your reply.

If you do not want to keep the domain name, it is recommend that you
perform migration. You can first install Windows 20003 on the new box and
create the new domain with the name you desired. Then try ADMT tool to
migrate all user accounts and computers to the new domain.

If you wound like to upgrade the NT PDC, it will be better that you demote
it to member server or reinstall it as member server. Then upgrade to
Windows 2003 so that you can join it to the new Windows 2003 domain as DC.

Have a nice day!

Regards,
Bob Qin
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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      From: "=?Utf-8?B?TGVuIEJvbmFubm8=?="
<LenBonanno@discussions.microsoft.com>
      Subject: RE: Confirmation of an upgrade plan
      Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:43:03 -0800
      Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.migration
     
     
      Hi Bob,
      
      Thanks for your response. I don't want to keep the old domain name
but I
      have another question.
      I have reckecked the NT 4.0 PDC and found that it has a 4GB system
partition
      which I think is big enough for Win2003.
      Is it OK to do an upgrade of that box to Win2003?
      I have already configured AD on a new machine and configured it as a
DC. If
      I upgrade the old NT 4.0 PDC can I change the domain name (to the new
domain
      name) during the upgrade?
      
      I look forward to your response.
      
      Regards
      Len
      
      "Bob Qin [MSFT]" wrote:
      
> Hello,
>
> Thanks for your posting here.
>
> I think your plan is valid.
>
> If you would like to keep the original domain name, then you can
install NT
> BDC on the new box first, then promote it to PDC and upgrade it to
Windows
> Server 2003. In general, we call this method as In-Place upgrade
domain.
>
> Here are some documents may be helpful to your migration scenario.
>
> Domain Migration Cookbook
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechn
> ol/windows2000serv/deploy/cookbook/cookintr.asp
>
> Restructuring Windows NT 4.0 Domains to an Active Directory Forest
>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/all/deploy
> guide/en-us/dssbg_rent_overview.asp
>
> Wish it helps!
>
> Regards,
> Bob Qin
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
>
> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
>
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> From: "=?Utf-8?B?TGVuIEJvbmFubm8=?="
> <LenBonanno@discussions.microsoft.com>
> Subject: Confirmation of an upgrade plan
> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 21:33:01 -0800
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.migration
>
> I currently have a single NT4.0 domain with 1 PDC and 1 BDC.
The PDC
> is also
> a file server. The BDC hardware is not up to spec for 2003
Server so
> it will
> have to be discarded. The PDC can be upgraded however the
boot
> partition is
> only 2gb in size. There is probably enough space available to
upgrade
> to 2003
> but I'll likely have problems later on. Also as this server
is
> configured
> with Raid 5 (hardware) I will need to rebuild the box to
create more
> space.
>
> I'd like to confirm the soundness of the following plan:
> 1. Do a clean install of 2003 server on a new machine and
configure
> it as a
> Domain Controller. This will have a new domain name.
> 2. Establish a trust between the new domain and the existing
NT4.0
> domain.
> 3. Use ADMT to migrate the users, passwords, computers etc to
the new
> domain.
> 4. Test logging on to the new domain, restore some files and
test
> access
> (the new DC will temporarily act as a file server)
> 5. Disconnect the old PDC and rebuild it with a clean install
of 2003
> server
> and restore all the files (data) so it becomes the file
server.
>
> Does this plan sound valid?
> I've read some posts where people are installing NT on new
boxes and
> promoting them to PDC role. Is that necessary or is my plan
workable?
> Any responses will be appreciated.
> Thanks.
>
>
>
      

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