RE: [ActiveDir] AD Migration Question

[Peter Johnson]

I would, if budget allows, go the second route. Do the schema upgrade bring up new windows 2003 server. Migrate FSMO roles to it. Move DNS,WINS etc to the new server and then DCPROMO, one at time, your other servers out. Reinstall them with W2K3 and dcpromo them back in. Did this with a 700 user network with no downtime.   Regards Peter Johnson   P.S   Look out for the article on migrating your DHCP database.   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alborzfard, Alex Sent: 10 October 2005 15:26 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] AD Migration Question       I have a W2K AD that I want to migrate to W2K3 AD. What’s the best option: In-place upgrade of the W2K DC or standing up a brand new W2K3 DC server And then upgrade the W2K DC to W2K3? By the way the W2K DC is also running DNS, DHCP, & WINS. I have one more DNS server. If I go the second route do I need to set up a DNS server or can I use the existing ones?   Thanks   --Alex