RE: MIgrating NT4.0 network to Server 2003
- From: "Alan258" <Alan258@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 11:17:02 -0700
Amanda,
I also contacted Dell about this issue, and received the following reply:
'Hello Alan;
Thank you for contacting Dell Enterprise eSupport Services; my name is
Johnny and I will be assisting you with this issue.
I understand that you have an issue when trying to install Windows NT 4.0 on
your PowerEdge SC420 server.
This system has not been validated for Windows NT 4.0. So far as I know the
drivers are not available.
Respectfully,
Johnny R.
DTC11266
Hours 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CST, Monday-Friday Dell Enterprise eSupport
Manager: Joe_Terry@xxxxxxxx'
Since there is no NT40 device driver available for the server, is there
another migration path that I could take or do I need to do a clean install?
--
Alan B
"Alan258" wrote:
> Good Morning Amanda,
> I ran into a problem trying to instal NT40 on the new Dell server as
> suggested in step 1 of your original reply:
>
> When running NT40 setup from the CD, it asks if you have any mass storage
> devices to setup. "If so, press 'S'". We have an Adaptec SCSI controller
> 39320, so I pressed 'S'. I then located it in the list, on the next screen,
> and pressed enter. I got the following message on the next screen:
>
> 'Please insert the compact disk labeled
> Windows NT Server Setup Disk #3
> into your CD-ROM drive
>
> Press enter when ready'
> I pressed enter with the NT install CD, but nothing happened.
>
> I only have the one NT install CD. I am not sure what they want - Is it the
> third setup disktte?
> --
> Sincerely,
> Alan B
>
>
> "Amanda Wang [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> > Hi Alan,
> >
> > Thanks for your update.
> >
> > We recommend you have another server installed Windows 2003 Server in your
> > domain for security and backup purpose. Also it is recommended to have an
> > AD-integrated zone because AD offers multimaster update and enhanced
> > security.
> >
> > For more references about AD-intergrated:
> >
> > Active Directory integration
> > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/Serve
> > rHelp/0efc68a7-04c6-438c-b80b-c5c07e8e4c6e.mspx
> >
> > How To Integrate Windows Server 2003 DNS with an Existing DNS
> > Infrastructure in Windows Server 2003
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323417
> >
> > After AD-integrated, you only need to install DNS in add/remove programs on
> > this server and then DNS zones are replicated and synchronized to new
> > domain controllers automatically whenever a new DC is added to an Active
> > Directory domain. In addition, directory replication is faster and more
> > efficient than standard DNS replication.
> >
> > HTH!
> >
> > Thanks & Regards
> >
> > Amanda Wang [MSFT]
> >
> > Microsoft Online Partner Support
> >
> > Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
> >
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> > >Amanda,
> > >
> > >Thank you for the very helpful information. Eventually the old NT server
> > >will dissappear and be used elsewhere.
> > >
> > >How should I setup a backup DNS server for that domain? Can I just set it
> > up
> > >on a separate machine in the network? If so, does the machine need any
> > >special type of OS? Or, do you have any better suggestion?
> > >
> > >Also, do I need 2 servers on the domain so one can act as a backup?
> > >
> > >Thank you
> > >
> > >Alan
> > >--
> > >Alan B
> > >
> > >
> > >"Alan258" wrote:
> > >
> > >> We have a single domain network with one NT40 server (PDC).We have
> > purchased
> > >> a new Dell server on which we are going to install Server 2003. I want
> > to
> > >> leave the NT server on the network for a while to act as a file server.I
> > am
> > >> not quite sure of the exact migration path to follow.
> > >>
> > >> Do I need to demote the NT40 PDC to a BDC, and what steps do you
> > reccomend
> > >> that I follow for the migration?
> > >>
> > >> Thank you
> > >> --
> > >> Alan B
> > >
> >
> >
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