Moving Windows 2000 sever to new hardware

[Mike O'Doherty]

I have a client whose primary application is certified for
Windows 2000 Only - not XP and not 2003. The client has
purchsed new Dell server hardware. The goal is to migrate
their existing Windows 2000 server which they've outgrown
to the new server hardware. The old server will then be
retired.

I've just spent the last couple of hours in Technet
looking for a step by step guide to ensure that everything
goes smoothly. I can find the 2000 to 2003 guide and a NT
to 2000 guide. Does Microsoft have a Windows 2000 to
Windows 2000 server migration guide that I can download?

Thanks

Mike O'Doherty
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[Joseph Conway [MSFT]]

Migrating the machine to different hardware is not really a recommended
process due to the hardware changes that are going to happen. The best case
would be a clean install of the OS and a data restoration to the server.
That being said:

249694 How to Move a Windows 2000 Installation to Different Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=249694

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I have a client whose primary application is certified for
Windows 2000 Only - not XP and not 2003. The client has
purchsed new Dell server hardware. The goal is to migrate
their existing Windows 2000 server which they've outgrown
to the new server hardware. The old server will then be
retired.

I've just spent the last couple of hours in Technet
looking for a step by step guide to ensure that everything
goes smoothly. I can find the 2000 to 2003 guide and a NT
to 2000 guide. Does Microsoft have a Windows 2000 to
Windows 2000 server migration guide that I can download?

Thanks

Mike O'Doherty
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These links might help:

How to Move a Windows Installation to Different Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q249694

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q292175.ASP

I have had about 90% success in adopting the following procedure.
I even managed to port a laptop installation to a desktop!

1. While Win2000 is running on the old hardware, replace the
motherboard-specific driver for the Master IDE Controller
with the generic Microsoft driver.

2. Install the disk in the new machine.

3. Let Plug & Play take care of the rest. This can take
up to 10 minutes, and your mouse & keyboard may be
inoperative for a lengthy period.

4. Install any drivers (sound, video) that Plug & Play was
unable to resolve.

 

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These links might help:

How to Move a Windows Installation to Different Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp? ID=KB;EN-US;Q249694

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q292175.A SP

I have had about 90% success in adopting the following procedure.
I even managed to port a laptop installation to a desktop!

1. While Win2000 is running on the old hardware, replace the
motherboard-specific driver for the Master IDE Controller
with the generic Microsoft driver.

2. Install the disk in the new machine.

3. Let Plug & Play take care of the rest. This can take
up to 10 minutes, and your mouse & keyboard may be
inoperative for a lengthy period.

4. Install any drivers (sound, video) that Plug & Play was
unable to resolve.

Thanks for the response. I'm moving from one Dell with a
Perc raid controller to another dell with a perc raid
controller. The hard drives are all SCSI. Basically all
I want to do is ensure that the user names, passwords,
groups and file permissions and the data are moved
correctly. The server provides file and print services
and hosts the primary application. Email, firewall,
internet access are all on other computers running other
operating systems.

thanks again for your help.

Mike