I think that part of the answer is determined by how happy you are with your
current Windows 2000 domain. If it works for you and you are convinced that
it has not been compromised then upgrading it to a Windows 2003 domain is an
option. The next question is how to do the upgrade in place and still be
able to roll-back in the event of a nasty event occurring during the
upgrade. My suggestion would be to clone the existing domain server before
you do anything. You might even want to do all of the work on the clone
machine first to get a sense of the issues that you will confront. If it
goes well then you may be able to do a straight swap of the old domain
controller with the new one. If you go this route, be sure to never let the
old and the new server see one another on the network. I created a problem
yesterday by doing something similar to that with a web server and it "was
interesting".
If it were me, I would also initiate a trouble call to Microsoft to get
their sense of what I was trying to accomplish and what pitfalls might
exist. For $245 you should be able get the perspective of someone who has
dealt with the types of problems that can arise during the upgrade process.
-----Original Message-----
From: Oscar Castaneda [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 9:33 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [MSUNAG] upgrading domain controller
List,
I am running a windows domain with a domain controller on Windows 2000.
I have a new server with Windows 2003 and I want to make it the domain
controller.
The 2003 server is brand new, I haven't even turn it on.
I had been reading what I found available in the internet about a 2003
taking over a domain from a 2000 but I would like to listen stories or
experiences of people who went through this transition before. I am sure
that many of you already did it.
According with what I had seen, it seems to be an straight forward
procedure, but you never know and I would not like to make my network go
down.
--
Oscar Castaneda
Michigan State University
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