What would be the easiest way to transfer active directory, users, DNS and DHCP setting from windows server ?

Question

2000 to server 2003???

Please help me

Thanks

Answer 1

OK here we go.....

I assume you have a 2003 Server fully patched and joined to the domain.

1. You have to prepare the Active Directory if your going to migrate over to 2003 from 2000. This tool is called ADPREP. You must prepare the:

GPO

Domain

Forest

before adding in a DC. This will prepare the 2000 Schema for a new DC (2003).



http://www.petri.co.il/windows_2003_adprep.htm



Then you run DC promo on the new Server and add it to the existing domain.

2. If you intend to decommission the old DC you must transfer all the FSMO roles to the new Server.



http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324801



3. You will need to make the new server a Global Catalogue Server.



http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/w2k3/w2k3_global_catalog.htm



4. Service Transfer- Pause DHCP on old server, copy settings to new Server, start service on new, stop on old. Install DNS on new server. (ON new DHCP server specify both DNS servers whilst migrating)

5. DC promo old server and decommission.

6. Change DHCP to reflect new DNS server.

Answer 2

Hello,



(ANS) The answer is 100% certain REPLICATION!!.



How? a) Both servers must be running Active Directory b) both servers must be domain controllers in terms of the server status c) make sure both servers are joined to the same domain d) make sure both servers can communicate with each other i.e. both machines see each other on the domain.



NOTE:- bear in mind that within an AD environment domain controller servers can exchange and update their user account information, DNS, DHCP etc. with each other and this is done periodically via replication.



**I think you can manually force an update (replication process) of the AD information from one server to another within the domain tree.



**Also bear in mind that this is actually the direct benefit of using AD in that no one server in the domain holds ALL parts of the active directory. The AD information for the domain is distributed across all the domain servers & entire tree.



Kind Regards Ivan



MCSE trained, system builder, windows user since 1989.

Answer 3

merely as Mark T suggested. you opt to course in the time of those enjoying cards. no longer NAT in the time of them. nonetheless, honestly. a extra suited answer is to spend $a hundred on a swap, and connect them that way devoid of going around the server. it is going to get rid of the load and overhead of routing off the server, which may well be substantial.

Answer 4

I would suggest set your new machine to secondary (backup) domain controller, let the replication take place and then promote it to primary domain controller.