For 5000 users I would definitely recommend getting 3rd party tools. I've done a migration using ADMTv2. You get what you pay for. I would revisit the business case for renaming your domain. Why are you doing it? If it's just because you don't like the current name, it would well be worth your while to suck it up and just upgrade in place. Having done both a migration and an upgrade in place I would choose upgrade in place everytime, if I could.
On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 11:06:38 +0100, Fush Grubber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello All, > > I am currently carrying out an upgrade from windows 2000 to windows 2003, > and I want to change my domain name. Instead of upgrading all my domain > controllers from to windows 2000 to windows 2003, I want to build an > entirely new win2k3 machine as a new domain controller with the new domain > name I want to move to; > > Set up a trust relationship with the 2 domains > Use the ADMT tool to migrate all accounts from the old to the new domain > Use the migration wizard to move mailboxes from my old exchange 2000 server > to a new exchange 2003 server I want to set up in the new domain. > > One of the top questions lingering in my mind is that since I have about > 5000 clients running windows xp, how will I automate the process of clients > joining the new domain, since they are presently members of the old domain. > > Secondly, I want to find out if any one has used this method to carry out an > upgrade and advice me if I am doing anything wrong and the best steps I > would need to take to ensure the upgrade is successful. > > Fush > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
