RE: Concern regarding upgrading from 2k to 2k3
- From: v-amanwa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Amanda Wang [MSFT])
- Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 13:01:42 GMT
Hello,
Thanks for your post.
I understand you have two Win2k DCs and now want to upgrade them to Win2k3.
In order to upgrade, would we have to take one down upgrade it to 2k3 and
then bring the other one up and upgrade it separately and then have them
replicate or would there be an issue with that?
Based on my experience, you needn't take one down and upgrade the other.
However, you need to upgrade them one by one. First, you should upgrade
the PDC.
The following are the upgrade steps:
As a kind reminder, please backup the whole system before you take any
action. Also, it is best if you perform the upgrade process during a
non-business time such as the weekend. :)
I assume one of W2k DC is PDC called Win2k DC1 and the other is a DC called
Win2k DC2.
1. Run Adprep /forestprep, Adprep /domainprep on one of win2k DC1.
How to use the adprep command at the command line
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/ents
erver/adprep.asp
2. Perform an in-place upgrade to Win2k3 on Win2k DC1.
3. Then in-place upgrade Win2k DC2.
Please refer to the following KB:
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
HTH!
Thanks & Regards
Amanda Wang [MSFT]
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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>Hi all,
>We have two servers that run 2k and we want to upgrade both to 2k3.
>Both of these serve as domain controllers. In order to upgrade, would
>we have to take one down upgrade it to 2k3 and then bring the other one
>up and upgrade it seperately and then have them replicate or would
>there be an issue with that?. Could anyone please tell me what I should
>do in order to take down two domain controllers that compliment each
>other and upgrade them to 2k3.
>Thanks in advance
>Bipin
>
>
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