Windows 2000 PDC

[K-vin]

Hi

In the past we've installed 3 Windows 2000 servers, each one is a
domain controller in the domain commodus.be.
Srv1 was installed first and then srv2 en srv3 followed.

Question:

If we want to dismiss srv1, will srv2 or srv3 automatically take over
as PDC or do we have to change some settings?

 

[Norbert Fehlauer [MVP]]

K-vin wrote:
Hi,

Srv1 was installed first and then srv2 en srv3 followed.

Question:

If we want to dismiss srv1, will srv2 or srv3 automatically take over
as PDC or do we have to change some settings?

Yes you have manually move the FSMO (there should be some automatism but to
be sure )
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;255690
Don't forget to export your EFS Recovery Certificate which is automatically
on the first AD DC.
DNS should also be worth a look.

Bye
Norbert

 

[K-vin]

thankyouverymuch!

cheers!

 

[M P]

When removing the first Win2K DC, will there be no effect on the Domain
Mode? Currently, I'm on mixed mode since I still have WinNT Wks on my
domain.

 

[Norbert Fehlauer [MVP]]

M P wrote:
Hi,

When removing the first Win2K DC, will there be no effect on the
Domain Mode?

No. Theres no effect on the domain mode.

Currently, I'm on mixed mode since I still have WinNT
Wks on my domain.

Having WinNT Wks does not mean you have to have a Domain in mixed mode. This
is only a necessarity if you have NT BDCs.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;240305

If you don't have NT BDCs its better you switch to native mode.

HTH
Norbert

 

[M P]

Hi Norbert,
You mean even if I switch to native mode, NT Workstations can access Win2K
DCs & Servers?

 

[Norbert Fehlauer [MVP]]

M P wrote:
Hi,

You mean even if I switch to native mode, NT Workstations can access
Win2K DCs & Servers?

Yes thats what I meant with "Having WinNT Wks does not mean you have to have
a Domain in mixed
mode. This is only a necessarity if you have NT BDCs".

Bye
Norbert

 

[M P]

any KBs for this info?

M P wrote:
Hi,


Yes thats what I meant with "Having WinNT Wks does not mean you have to
have a Domain in mixed
mode. This is only a necessarity if you have NT BDCs".

Bye
Norbert

 

[Norbert Fehlauer [MVP]]

any KBs for this info?

You've read my link I posted before? It talks about not have NT BDCs in a
native domain. You can have NT Memberservers and workstations.

Bye
Norbert

 

[Norbert Fehlauer [MVP]]

any KBs for this info?

Not exactly KB

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...tivedirectory/deploy/upgrdmigrate/upgrnt.mspx
Caution: Do not change domain mode if you have or will have any Windows NT
4.0 domain controllers. You can only change the mode from mixed mode to
native mode. Once a domain is running in native mode, it cannot be changed
back to mixed mode.

Windows 2000 Active Directory provides excellent backwards compatibility
with your existing Windows NT-based environment. For example, you can
continue to run Windows NT member servers. You can even add new Windows NT
member servers to your environment after you've switched to native mode.
And, the domain controllers you've upgraded will continue to support your
existing clients, such as those based on Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows
NT.



HTH

Norbert