How to migrate to Active Directory?

[Jason]

Hi,

I currently have 4 servers as follows:

1 NT 4 - Primary domain controller
1 NT 4 - Backup domain controller
1 Windows 2000
1 NT 4 - Standalone

I want to add active directory to the windows 2000 server, and phase out the
2 nt4 domain controllers. Could someone advise the best approach to this?

How will my workstations be affected (if at all)?

Thanks in advance,
Jason

 

[Paul McGuire]

You will need to upgrade the NT4 PDC to w2k. This will migrate the domain
to AD. Then you can promote the windows 2000 server to a DC and if you
would like upgrade the BDC also. I would reccommend keeping atleast 2 DC on
the network.

HTH

Paul McGuire

 

[Shawn Rabourn \(MS\)]

He can either do that, or he can pull the Windows 2000 server and put it in
its own domain and set up a trust between the Windows 2000 domain and the NT
4.0 domain and use the ADMT tool to migrate users and computers.

260871 HOW TO: Set Up ADMT for Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 Migration
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=260871
--Shawn
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