Windows 2000 pdc to windows2003 pdc

G

Guest

I want to upgrade a win2k pdc file server to a new file server running
win2003. Can I simply join the new file server to the existing domain,
promote the new file server, and then transfer the roles to the win2003
server, move the data over to the new file server, demote the old server and
be done.
 
D

Doc

sbrantl typed this:
I want to upgrade a win2k pdc file server to a new file server running
win2003. Can I simply join the new file server to the existing domain,
promote the new file server, and then transfer the roles to the win2003
server, move the data over to the new file server, demote the old server and
be done.
Click to expand...


I'm no expert, but the idea of PDC and BDC (I believe) went away with
NT. If you 'have' a server running Windows 2000 Standard Srv you should
be able to UPGRADE it to Windows 2003 Standard server by installing the
Win2K3 NOS - that 'should' maintain all that server's settings, etc...
as you are not changing names, so forth... or are you saying that you
'have' a Win2K that will be going *bye-bye* once your NEW server
(Win2K3) is up and running? - Then I think you can do what you are
asking. Bring the Win2K3 into the domain, make it an AD integrated DC
and let it synchronize and propagate and then check with DCDIAG and
make sure all is fine... 'demote', using DCPromo, the Win2K and then
bring it out of the domain and gone. That's what I believe can be done.
 
S

Scott Harding

Your plan will work fine. You will be prompted to run a few prerequisite
tools before it will allow you to dcpromo the new Win2k3 box but it will
guide you as to what to do. If I remember correctly it will adprep and then
the AD is ready for a Win2k3 DC.
 
G

Guest

Thank you very much for your input.
--
sbrantl


Scott Harding said:
Your plan will work fine. You will be prompted to run a few prerequisite
tools before it will allow you to dcpromo the new Win2k3 box but it will
guide you as to what to do. If I remember correctly it will adprep and then
the AD is ready for a Win2k3 DC.
Click to expand...
 
G

Guest

Thank you very much for your input
--
sbrantl


Doc said:
sbrantl typed this:



I'm no expert, but the idea of PDC and BDC (I believe) went away with
NT. If you 'have' a server running Windows 2000 Standard Srv you should
be able to UPGRADE it to Windows 2003 Standard server by installing the
Win2K3 NOS - that 'should' maintain all that server's settings, etc...
as you are not changing names, so forth... or are you saying that you
'have' a Win2K that will be going *bye-bye* once your NEW server
(Win2K3) is up and running? - Then I think you can do what you are
asking. Bring the Win2K3 into the domain, make it an AD integrated DC
and let it synchronize and propagate and then check with DCDIAG and
make sure all is fine... 'demote', using DCPromo, the Win2K and then
bring it out of the domain and gone. That's what I believe can be done.
Click to expand...
 

Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments. After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.

Ask a Question

Similar Threads

New Hardware 2
replacing windows 2000 PDC 1
Upgrade from NT4 1
upgrade PDC to win2k member server 3
Upgrade NT4 Server To Windows 2000 Server 1
Replace a primary domain controller? 2
Migrating to new server 1
Is it necessary to re-config my former PDC's Time Service settings 8

Top