Hi I have and NT4Server based network with 1 PDC and 3 BDCs, If I install a
new NT4 BDC and promote it to Win2000Server? If this does not pan out, can I
take the Win2000Server offline and Promote one of the NT4Server BDCs to PDC
and revert back to my NT4Server domain?
If not is there another way of allowing roll back to the NT4 Domain?

Thanks for any help
Mark H

Mark

You can take one BDC off the network before upgrading, and in the worst
case take your Win2000 server off the network, connect your BDC and promote
it to PDC again.

Also, see this MS Knowledge Base article:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=298107

Best regards

Bjorn
--
Bjorn Landemoo - (E-Mail Removed) - http://landemoo.com/
Microsoft MVP - Windows Server Networking

"MarkH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi I have and NT4Server based network with 1 PDC and 3 BDCs, If I install a
>new NT4 BDC and promote it to Win2000Server? If this does not pan out, can I
>take the Win2000Server offline and Promote one of the NT4Server BDCs to PDC
>and revert back to my NT4Server domain?
>If not is there another way of allowing roll back to the NT4 Domain?
>
>Thanks for any help
>Mark H
>

Thanks Bjorn, as long as I can role back to the NT4 domain that should be
fine.
Do you think it would be better to go the Win3k Server route instead??

Mark H
"Bjorn Landemoo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Mark
>
> You can take one BDC off the network before upgrading, and in the worst
> case take your Win2000 server off the network, connect your BDC and
promote
> it to PDC again.
>
> Also, see this MS Knowledge Base article:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=298107
>
> Best regards
>
> Bjorn
> --
> Bjorn Landemoo - (E-Mail Removed) - http://landemoo.com/
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Server Networking
>
> "MarkH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Hi I have and NT4Server based network with 1 PDC and 3 BDCs, If I install
a
> >new NT4 BDC and promote it to Win2000Server? If this does not pan out,
can I
> >take the Win2000Server offline and Promote one of the NT4Server BDCs to
PDC
> >and revert back to my NT4Server domain?
> >If not is there another way of allowing roll back to the NT4 Domain?
> >
> >Thanks for any help
> >Mark H
> >
>

Mark

That would probably be a better option, if it doesn't add extra complexity
to the upgrade. This MS Knowledge Base article points to a whitepaper that
probably would answer most of your questions:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=818623

Best regards

Bjorn
--
Bjorn Landemoo - (E-Mail Removed) - http://landemoo.com/
Microsoft MVP - Windows Server Networking

"MarkH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Thanks Bjorn, as long as I can role back to the NT4 domain that should be
>fine.
>Do you think it would be better to go the Win3k Server route instead??
>
>Mark H
>"Bjorn Landemoo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Mark
>>
>> You can take one BDC off the network before upgrading, and in the worst
>> case take your Win2000 server off the network, connect your BDC and
>promote
>> it to PDC again.
>>
>> Also, see this MS Knowledge Base article:
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=298107
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Bjorn
>> --
>> Bjorn Landemoo - (E-Mail Removed) - http://landemoo.com/
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Server Networking
>>
>> "MarkH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> >Hi I have and NT4Server based network with 1 PDC and 3 BDCs, If I install
>a
>> >new NT4 BDC and promote it to Win2000Server? If this does not pan out,
>can I
>> >take the Win2000Server offline and Promote one of the NT4Server BDCs to
>PDC
>> >and revert back to my NT4Server domain?
>> >If not is there another way of allowing roll back to the NT4 Domain?
>> >
>> >Thanks for any help
>> >Mark H
>> >
>>
>