New DC replacement

[Guest naguaramipana]

Hi gurus

 

Here is my setup, I have three DC, I have office a with two dc and I have

office B with one DC, all three dc are windows 2000 server based, The box on

office B is getting very very old and finally I get to change it for a new

box, I would like to migrate this old box to a new windows 2003 server DC.

can someone point me to the step by stpe on doing this.- office A and its two

DC are ok, they are fast and I dont want to change that, but I dont know If

its ok or even possible to have three DC where one of them is a windows 2003

based.

 

Thanks gurus.

[Guest SBS Rocker]

Re: New DC replacement

 

Which server holds the FSMO roles? If the box in office B is not the primary

DC with the FSMO roles then all you need to do is dcpromo it out of the

domain and bring the new w2k3 server online and dcpromo it to be a DC. No

migration needed unless there is data you want to move over.

 

 

"naguaramipana" <naguaramipana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:8012066F-13F9-4DE1-A267-17FAC6A4C076@microsoft.com...

> Hi gurus

>

> Here is my setup, I have three DC, I have office a with two dc and I have

> office B with one DC, all three dc are windows 2000 server based, The box

> on

> office B is getting very very old and finally I get to change it for a new

> box, I would like to migrate this old box to a new windows 2003 server DC.

> can someone point me to the step by stpe on doing this.- office A and its

> two

> DC are ok, they are fast and I dont want to change that, but I dont know

> If

> its ok or even possible to have three DC where one of them is a windows

> 2003

> based.

>

> Thanks gurus.

>

[Guest naguaramipana]

Re: New DC replacement

 

SBS

Thanks a bunch, My FSMO is on one of my wk2 server DC, so by this, it means

that all I have to do is, dcpromo the DC on office B which is a wk2 server

then turn around and DCpromp the wk3 server and my family of DC will be ok?

2 wk2 dc one of them with FSMO at Office A and the wk3 DC at office B.

 

Dont you have to do anything for wk2 DC to deal with wk3 DC?

 

Thanks

 

"SBS Rocker" wrote:

> Which server holds the FSMO roles? If the box in office B is not the primary

> DC with the FSMO roles then all you need to do is dcpromo it out of the

> domain and bring the new w2k3 server online and dcpromo it to be a DC. No

> migration needed unless there is data you want to move over.

>

>

> "naguaramipana" <naguaramipana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:8012066F-13F9-4DE1-A267-17FAC6A4C076@microsoft.com...

> > Hi gurus

> >

> > Here is my setup, I have three DC, I have office a with two dc and I have

> > office B with one DC, all three dc are windows 2000 server based, The box

> > on

> > office B is getting very very old and finally I get to change it for a new

> > box, I would like to migrate this old box to a new windows 2003 server DC.

> > can someone point me to the step by stpe on doing this.- office A and its

> > two

> > DC are ok, they are fast and I dont want to change that, but I dont know

> > If

> > its ok or even possible to have three DC where one of them is a windows

> > 2003

> > based.

> >

> > Thanks gurus.

> >

>

>

>

[Guest SBS Rocker]

Re: New DC replacement

 

Yes you will be ok as long as the W2K in office A is the primary DC that

holds the FSMO roles. DCPROMO the W2k server in office B and remove it from

the domain. Build the new W2K3 server in office B and DCPROMO it into the

domain. There are no issues with W2K and W2K3 servers residing and acting as

DC's in the same domain. however I would suggest that you also upgrade the

remaining 2 W2K servers to W2K3 servers.

 

 

"naguaramipana" <naguaramipana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:705B0299-C71F-4891-AFDB-4D8E26D74C99@microsoft.com...

> SBS

> Thanks a bunch, My FSMO is on one of my wk2 server DC, so by this, it

> means

> that all I have to do is, dcpromo the DC on office B which is a wk2 server

> then turn around and DCpromp the wk3 server and my family of DC will be

> ok?

> 2 wk2 dc one of them with FSMO at Office A and the wk3 DC at office B.

>

> Dont you have to do anything for wk2 DC to deal with wk3 DC?

>

> Thanks

>

> "SBS Rocker" wrote:

>

>> Which server holds the FSMO roles? If the box in office B is not the

>> primary

>> DC with the FSMO roles then all you need to do is dcpromo it out of the

>> domain and bring the new w2k3 server online and dcpromo it to be a DC. No

>> migration needed unless there is data you want to move over.

>>

>>

>> "naguaramipana" <naguaramipana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>> message

>> news:8012066F-13F9-4DE1-A267-17FAC6A4C076@microsoft.com...

>> > Hi gurus

>> >

>> > Here is my setup, I have three DC, I have office a with two dc and I

>> > have

>> > office B with one DC, all three dc are windows 2000 server based, The

>> > box

>> > on

>> > office B is getting very very old and finally I get to change it for a

>> > new

>> > box, I would like to migrate this old box to a new windows 2003 server

>> > DC.

>> > can someone point me to the step by stpe on doing this.- office A and

>> > its

>> > two

>> > DC are ok, they are fast and I dont want to change that, but I dont

>> > know

>> > If

>> > its ok or even possible to have three DC where one of them is a windows

>> > 2003

>> > based.

>> >

>> > Thanks gurus.

>> >

>>

>>

>>