Re: NT4 WINS in a W2K3 Forest

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we have 1 PDC and 2 BDCs. WINS is on our BDCs.

Can we upgrade the PDC to W2k3 and establish the active directory, and leave
WINS running on the BDCs for a while, until we are ready to migrate WINS, or
does WINS have to migrate right away after the domain upgrade?

"Jason Tan (MSFT)" <v-jasont@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:RCSHCk7SFHA.388@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Hi,
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> Thanks for posting!
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> Based on the description, Can I assume the following is your scenario?
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> 1. You have two NT 4.0 servers in the NT4.0 Domain, 1 PDC and 1 BDC.
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> 2. You want to upgrade the PDC to Windows 2003 DC.
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> 3. You want to Keep WINS running on the BDC.
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> Generally speaking, you can install WINS on either a member server or a
> domain controller. Microsoft highly recommends that the server has a
single
> network card and is configured with a static IP address.
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> 300473 HOW TO: Migrate a WINS Database from Windows NT 4 Server to Windows
> 2000
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=300473
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> 193820 How to Move a WINS Database to Another Server
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=193820
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> Hope the information helps. If there is anything that is unclear, please
> feel free to let me know.
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> Thanks & Regards,
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> Jason Tan
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