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How to migrate a Windows Domain (NT or Active Directory) to a new one by using IDEAL Migration?How to replace a Windows 2000 PDC server by a Windows 2003/2008? |
We have to replace our Windows 2000 PDC server by a Windows 2003/2008 server while preserving its name. Is this doable? How can we do? |
IDEAL Migration was designed to migrate objects from one domain to another new and different domain, even the names! In fact, it can do what you want without any problem, but it's not its default configuration. First of all, install IDEAL Migration on the **OLD** PDC server (PDC Emulator in fact, your old server running Windows 2000 if you prefer). Fill in your registration key and restart IDEAL Migration. On the target server, running Windows Server 2003 R2, please edit its boot.ini file and replace /NoExecute=OptIn with /NoExecute=AlwaysOff and restart this server. In your case, the easiest way is: -1- Upgrade the AD schema of your EXISTING domain, Here are the main steps: Step 1: Upgrading the AD schema. Once done, type: adprep /domainprep Step 2: Joining the domain. On your Windows 2003 server, make sure the network settings are set to use the"old" server as the DNS server. Then, right click on My computer, select "Properties" then Computer name then Modify and make it a member of your existing domain. Restart it. Step 3: Becoming a domain controler. Step 4: Migrating your datas. Do the same with Files and Folders permissions then Printer ports and last Printers. Step 5: Installing DNS. Step 6: "depromoting" the old server. Step 7: Removing the old server from the domain. Step 8: Raising the domain level. Step 9: Renaiming the new server. Step 10: Coffee time! |
Last modification: 09/02/2009 |