Service Pack Question for DC's

[Guest Christian]

Hi,

 

I had posted this question earlier, but I'm not sure I got the answer to the

core question I had asked.

 

I have a single domain controller running right now at Windows Server 2003

SP1. I have a second server running at Windows Server 2003 SP2 that is

ready to be promoted. What issues/problems may show up if I promote this

server running SP2 while the other server is still at SP1? Is it best

practice to apply SP2 to the first server before promoting the second? Or,

should I downgrade the second server to SP1 and then run DCPROMO?

 

Thank you for your time,

 

-Chris

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Service Pack Question for DC's

 

Christian <nospam@noway.com> wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I had posted this question earlier, but I'm not sure I got the answer

> to the core question I had asked.

>

> I have a single domain controller running right now at Windows Server

> 2003 SP1. I have a second server running at Windows Server 2003 SP2

> that is ready to be promoted. What issues/problems may show up if I

> promote this server running SP2 while the other server is still at

> SP1? Is it best practice to apply SP2 to the first server before

> promoting the second? Or, should I downgrade the second server to

> SP1 and then run DCPROMO?

> Thank you for your time,

>

> -Chris

 

Hi - I see you've posted this question to several groups - you have a reply

in at least one.

 

In the future, please don't multipost - if you need to post to multiple

groups, it's best to crosspost instead, by posting a single message to a

handful of relevant groups (separate the NG names with commas) so that

everyone can follow the thread. Multiposting wastes everyone's time,

including yours, and may lead to your actually getting *less* help rather

than more.

 

NB: You may find all of this easier to use if you stop using a web interface

to access the groups, and use a newsreader instead. Just my $.02.