Hello Bob, -Buy the new server -Install W2K3 SP1 + Full update -dcpromo to the domain -Transfer all 5 FSMO roles to this new server -Make this new server Global catalog -Checkup DNS, DHCP if applicable -Wait for replication
Then you should poweroff the old one to be sure everything is ok. If ok, -power on the old one -dcpromo the old one (and NO, It's not the last of the domain) -power off You should always have at least 2 DC and 2 global catalog. When all DC are W2K3, you can raise the forest and domain to native W2K3 my 2 cents Regards, Mathieu CHATEAU http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com Wednesday, August 23, 2006, 8:15:33 PM, you wrote: BA> Good Afternoon, BA> This is a rather newbie question. We have an aging HP server BA> that is our present DC it is running W2K. We would like to replace it BA> with a new box running Windows 2003 Std R2. BA> What is the best practice on bringing the new DC online and BA> decommissioning the old server. The new server will replace the DC and BA> another member server. We also have a windows 3003 Exchange Server and a BA> Windows 200 SQL Server machine that will be staying. Eventually we will BA> upgrade the Windows 2000 box to 2003 giving us a full windows 2003 BA> domain. BA> Thanks BA> Bob Anderson BA> IT Guy BA> Kent Sporting Goods. BA> List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx BA> List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx BA> List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx
