Upgrade Issues ...........windows nt domain

[Jack]

Hi there ,
We have a nt domain with windows nt server as
the primary domain controller ....with all the users on
it .......i have a windows 2000 server which does not has
a active directory..... also installed in the same domain
as the member server .....

I want to upgrade the windows 2000 as the primary server
and make windows nt sever as the BDC with all the users id
transferred to the windows 2000 server ......

Can any one let me know the right procedure to be followed
in the above scenario

Any help will be helpfull .....

Thanks
Taj

 

[Danny Sanders]

The only way to make your NT 4.0 PDC a BDC is to promote a NT 4.0 BDC to PDC
to take it's place.

I would set up a "box" install NT 4.0 on it as a BDC while connected to your
existing network, promote it to PDC (now your existing PDC is demoted to
BDC) then upgrade it to Win 2k and AD (you will need DNS). Once you have
your AD domain up you can then run dcpromo on your existing Win 2k server to
make it a DC, transfer the FSMO roles to this server, run dcpromo on the
"box" to remove AD then remove it from the domain. You will be left with
your original Win 2k member server promoted to DC and your original NT 4.0
PDC demoted to BDC.

You will need:
HOW TO: Promote and Demote Domain Controllers in Windows 2000

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;238369

How To: Upgrade Windows NT Server 4.0 to Windows 2000 Server

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;298107



In order for this to work you MUST set up a DNS server

See:

Setting Up the Domain Name System for Active Directory

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;237675





And:

Using Ntdsutil.exe to Seize or Transfer FSMO Roles to a Domain Controller

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;255504

HOW TO: View and Transfer FSMO Roles in the Graphical User Interface

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;255690

Flexible Single Master Operation Transfer and Seizure Process

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;223787

FSMO Placement and Optimization on Windows 2000 Domain Controllers

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;223346

How to: Create or Move a Global Catalog in Windows 2000

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313994



hth

DDS W 2k MVP MCSE