Eddie
Fri May 02 12:26:01 PDT 2008
Okay, I won't be doing this for another couple of weeks but I will post the
final status of my project when I'm done. Thanks again...
"Meinolf Weber" wrote:
> Hello Eddie,
>
> If you have any problems post to this posting again, easier to follow with
> the complete story for anybody. If it works would be also nice to get an
> info if it is running.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
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http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
> > Thanks to both of you for all your help.
> >
> > "Meinolf Weber" wrote:
> >
> >> Hello Eddie,
> >>
> >> If on the exchange nothing will be changed that should be enough,
> >> also the first you can do is just check with adsiedit.msc if the 3
> >> attributes are mangled, if they are correct, you can run adprep
> >> command.
> >>
> >> - On the 2000 server open DNS management console and check that you
> >> are running Active directory integrated zone (easier for replication,
> >> if you have more then one DNS server)
> >>
> >> - run replmon, dcdiag and netdiag on the old machine to check for
> >> errors, if you have some post the complete output from the command
> >> here or solve them first
> >>
> >> - run adprep /forestprep and adprep /domainprep from the 2003
> >> installation disk against the 2000 server with the schema master
> >> role, with an account that is member of the Schema admins, to upgrade
> >> the schema to the new version
> >>
> >> - make sure the 2000 servers are fully patched before starting
> >>
> >> Best regards
> >>
> >> Meinolf Weber
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http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
> >>> Jose just to clarify, I am doing an inplace 2003 server upgrade to
> >>> both of the 2000 server domain controllers. Exchange 2003 is
> >>> running on a 2003 member server. This being said what should I do
> >>> if anything in addition to the intsructions I have downloaded?
> >>>
> >>> "Jose Alves" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hello.
> >>>> Yes, that instructions are ok.
> >>>> You will substitute de hardware? or do you want to do the upgrade
> >>>> in
> >>>> the
> >>>> existing servers?
> >>>> If it´s the last option i think that you should do the folowing:
> >>>> 1. Make a full backup of the disks in both servers(with ghost or a
> >>>> tape with
> >>>> disaster recovery, for example).
> >>>> 2. Check the server that have the 5 roles and DNS server (both
> >>>> servers sould
> >>>> be DNS servers integrated in AD).
> >>>> 3. if not, transfer the roles to the server with Exchange 2003 and
> >>>> run the
> >>>> adprep /forestprep and adprep /domainprep command built in the
> >>>> windows 2003
> >>>> r2 CD.
> >>>> 4. Run dcpromo in the server that does not have exchange, to remove
> >>>> the
> >>>> information of this DC in AD
> >>>> 5. i advice to perform a clean instalation of windows 2003 server
> >>>> R2
> >>>> in the
> >>>> server that does not have exchange.
> >>>> 6. join the recently instaled windows 2003 r2 server to the domain
> >>>> as
> >>>> a
> >>>> member server
> >>>> 7. run dcpromo in windows 2003 and promote to DC to existing domain
> >>>> and
> >>>> install DNS (replicate with existing DNS in old windows 2000
> >>>> server).
> >>>> then do the same to the other server, but be careful with exchange
> >>>> database. there are some tools as exmerge that can help you to
> >>>> migrate the mailboxs
> >>>> it should work.
> >>>>
> >>>> Besta regards,
> >>>> Jose Alves
> >>>> "Eddie" wrote:
> >>>>> Hello, I am planning to upgrade 2 DC's running 2000 standard to
> >>>>> 2003 standard r2. These servers are the PDC and BDC of the domain
> >>>>> and the only servers still running windows 2000 left in the
> >>>>> domain. I've been running in mixed mode for a couple of years and
> >>>>> have upgraded all other servers except for the 2 DC's. I am also
> >>>>> running an exchange 2003 server in this environment.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have download the following document
> >>>>>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325379 should these instructions
> >>>>> be sufficient for what I want to accomplish?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>> Eddie
>
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