Re: upgrading/migrating 2000 domain to 2003



hello i made steps 1-4, which works fine, how do i perform the rest of the
steps?


"Jason Tan (MSFT)" <v-jasont@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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>
> Hi Gaute,
>
> Thanks for posting!
>
> ---I wonder, is it possible to install a third machine with windows
> 2003,make it a member of the existing windows 2000 domain, perform a
> promotion and point the FSMO-roles to this server and then upgrade the
> rest
> of the AD-controllers?
>
> Right, your plan is the exact method which we recommend to perform. This
> is
> not in place upgrade. I would like to provide you with the below
> information for your reference:
>
> Performing a "not in place" upgrade:
> ============================================
>
> 1. Run Adprep /forestprep, Adprep /domainprep on win2k DC.
>
> 2. Install win2k3 on your new machine and join it to the win2k domain.
>
> 3. Promote win2k3 to be an additional DC. This process will replicate
> user/computer accounts from 2k to 2k3.
>
> 4. Install AD-integrated DNS on 2k3, this process will auto replicate DNS
> from 2k to 2k3.
>
> 5. Move Global Catalog to the new server.
>
> 6. Switch FSMO Roles to the new server.
>
> 7. Add DHCP role to the new server.
>
> Please refer to the following KB:
>
> 130642 How to Move a DHCP Database to Another Windows Server
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=130642
>
> 8. Run for a test period and make sure everything is OK.
>
> 9. Demote the win2k DC and make a clean install of win2k3. Promote it to
> be
> an additional DC.
>
> The additional DC in a domain can offer fault tolerance and ensure the
> single DC is not overloaded.
>
> The following are some helpful documents for upgrading from Windows 2000
> to
> Windows Server 2003:
>
> 325379 How to Upgrade Windows 2000 Domain Controllers to Windows Server
> 2003
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=325379
>
> Upgrading from Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/upgrading/w2k/default.mspx
>
> Upgrading from Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/whyupgrade/win2k/w2kto
> ws03-2.mspx
>
> If there is anything that is unclear, please feel free to let me know.
>
> Thanks & Regards,
>
> Jason Tan
>
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