Richard
Thu May 01 17:41:40 PDT 2008
<davenportkurt@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:54cd2a02-7883-4122-869a-3907efa7435d@m73g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>I have an older server (Win2k) that has all 5 FSMO roles at the
> moment. I would like to move these roles to a new Win2003 server that
> is already joined to the domain. I have already run the adprep /
> forestprep and adprep /domainprep on teh older server using the 2003
> disk. I tried soon after to add the new server as a secondary DC but
> it still gives me an error.
>
> Did I just not wait long enough for the changes to populate?
>
> I did not receive any errors through either domainprep or
> forestprep.
>
> And to continue, if enough time passes and it allows me to add the
> Win2003 server as a secondary DC, I then just need to promote it once
> I verify all the AD data has moved properly?
There is no such thing as a secondary DC in AD. After running adprep
/forestprep and adprep /domainprep on the W2k Server, install W2k3 on the
new computer and in Network Settings specify the DNS name of the existing
domain. Then in the "Configure your server" wizard add the role Domain
Controller (Active Directory). You will be prompted for credentials in the
domain and a restore mode password. Only then will replication sync the AD
database on the new DC.
If you have installed W2k3 and specified the DNS name of the domain before
running adprep, you are ok. Run the "Configure your server" wizard on the
W2k3 computer and add the Domain Controller role. If you have one DC in the
existing domain, there is no need to wait after running adprep. Even if you
have several DC's, the schema extensions from adprep should replicate in 30
minutes unless you have slow links.
If you have problems make sure DNS is ok on your network. It can help to run
netdiag and make sure there are no errors.
You can have all 5 FSMO roles on one DC (plus the Global Catalog). An
alternative is to have the Schema Master, Domain Naming Master, and Global
Catalog on one DC, and on the other DC have the PDC Emulator, RID Master,
and Infrastructure Master. If there is only one domain all DC's can have the
GC, but if you have more than one domain the Infrastructure Master and GC
shouldn't be on the same DC.
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Richard Mueller
MVP Directory Services
Hilltop Lab -
http://www.rlmueller.net
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