Might as well? I'd focus on getting a second DC in production, and getting that file server off the primary DC.
I have 1GB for my primary DC and it runs like a champ. Then make the plunge to Server 2008 x64. Sam Painstaking typed on my mobile phone. Please excuse any misspellings and brevity. On Jan 17, 2012 6:05 PM, "Steve Ens" <stevey...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, minus well. > > Sent from my FriPad > > On 2012-01-17, at 5:32 PM, "Jimmy Tran" <jt...@teachtci.com> wrote: > > Nothing in particular. It’s a small accounting firm that runs lots of tax > software over the network. I just noticed there was 8GB installed but only > 4GB is used due to the OS limitation. I figure we minus well upgrade to a > 64 bit.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 17, 2012 3:20 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: ideas for migrating from 32-bit to 64-bit Server 2008**** > > ** ** > > What David said:**** > > ** ** > > -- Add a new server to the domain temporarily**** > > -- Promote to DC and take all the roles**** > > -- Move the Data somewhere temporarily (or, at the very least, ensure that > it is backed up)**** > > -- Rebuild the new server as a DC x64**** > > -- Join it to the existing domain and take back all of the roles**** > > -- Put the data back on the machine**** > > ** ** > > Off you go.**** > > ** ** > > What is the app or functionality that requires the 8GB RAM, btw? The > answer might change the approach.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *ASB***** > > *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker***** > > *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market…***** > > > > **** > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 5:44 PM, Jimmy Tran <jt...@teachtci.com> wrote:*** > * > > Hi All,**** > > **** > > I have a client who currently has a Windows Server 2008 32-bit machine. > They need to upgrade to 64 bit so they can make use of the 8GB of ram they > have installed. The server is a DC and file server only. I’m thinking > I’ll have to recreate a whole new domain since I only have one server to > work with and cannot directly upgrade to 64 bit. Do you guys have any > suggestions on how I can do this? **** > > > Thanks,**** > > > Jimmy**** > > ** ** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
