DCpromo not promoting

[Guest]

Hi There,

I have just upgraded a PDC running NT4 Server to 2003 Server standard
edition. I have removed it from the domain and left the BDC in place and have
a new Server that i have installed another copy of Server 2003 standard
edition on. My problems is this: The upgraded PDC is now on a seperate switch
and i am trying to promote the new 2003 server to a DC in a existing domain
on the same switch. I get the error message during the DCpromo wizard saying
the the wizard could not find a Active Directory domain server for the
domain. I am at a loss here and don't know where to go from here. I have
establised DNS resolution and created the computer account in AD and have
successfully joined the new server to the domain as a member, but it still
won't install AD. I am not sure if it is because the existing domain was
originally an NT 4 server PDC upgraded to 2003 server?? Please help!!

Thanks

Tim

 

[ianw1974]

Hi There,

I have just upgraded a PDC running NT4 Server to 2003 Server
standard
edition. I have removed it from the domain and left the BDC in
place and have
a new Server that i have installed another copy of Server 2003
standard
edition on. My problems is this: The upgraded PDC is now on a
seperate switch
and i am trying to promote the new 2003 server to a DC in a
existing domain
on the same switch. I get the error message during the DCpromo
wizard saying
the the wizard could not find a Active Directory domain server
for the
domain. I am at a loss here and don't know where to go from
here. I have
establised DNS resolution and created the computer account in
AD and have
successfully joined the new server to the domain as a member,
but it still
won't install AD. I am not sure if it is because the existing
domain was
originally an NT 4 server PDC upgraded to 2003 server?? Please
help!!

Thanks

Tim

Have you any errors in the Event Log on the server you upgraded from
NT?