finally going native

We FINALLY turned off our last NT 4.0 domain controller a few months back
and are now looking to move our Windows 2003 domain from mixed to native
mode. I KNOW management is going to have a problem with the idea that there
is no rollback plan for this move.

Anyone ever encountered a problem with moving to 2003 Native? We are a
single domain, single site infrastructure. Can't really get more simple.

Thanks,

Phil

Hello Phil,

If you have no earlier OS DC then Windows 2003 you can raise the functional
levels. Personal i have never had problems. Before starting check with support
tools dcdiag /v, netdiag and repadmin /showrepl for errors on the DCs.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> We FINALLY turned off our last NT 4.0 domain controller a few months
> back and are now looking to move our Windows 2003 domain from mixed to
> native mode. I KNOW management is going to have a problem with the
> idea that there is no rollback plan for this move.
>
> Anyone ever encountered a problem with moving to 2003 Native? We are
> a single domain, single site infrastructure. Can't really get more
> simple.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Phil
>

Thanks for ther reply. We did the domain functional level upgrade today.
Can you comment on what should be done to the Forrest Functional Level,
which still sits at 2003 Interim? Should this be done as well, and if so
any worries there?

Thanks,

Phil
"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb@(nospam)gmx.de> wrote in message
news:. com...
> Hello Phil,
>
> If you have no earlier OS DC then Windows 2003 you can raise the
> functional levels. Personal i have never had problems. Before starting
> check with support tools dcdiag /v, netdiag and repadmin /showrepl for
> errors on the DCs.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>> We FINALLY turned off our last NT 4.0 domain controller a few months
>> back and are now looking to move our Windows 2003 domain from mixed to
>> native mode. I KNOW management is going to have a problem with the
>> idea that there is no rollback plan for this move.
>>
>> Anyone ever encountered a problem with moving to 2003 Native? We are
>> a single domain, single site infrastructure. Can't really get more
>> simple.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Phil
>>
>
>

Hello Phil,

The same applies as for the domain functional level.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Thanks for ther reply. We did the domain functional level upgrade
> today. Can you comment on what should be done to the Forrest
> Functional Level, which still sits at 2003 Interim? Should this be
> done as well, and if so any worries there?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Phil
> "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb@(nospam)gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:. com...
>> Hello Phil,
>>
>> If you have no earlier OS DC then Windows 2003 you can raise the
>> functional levels. Personal i have never had problems. Before
>> starting check with support tools dcdiag /v, netdiag and repadmin
>> /showrepl for errors on the DCs.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>> We FINALLY turned off our last NT 4.0 domain controller a few months
>>> back and are now looking to move our Windows 2003 domain from mixed
>>> to native mode. I KNOW management is going to have a problem with
>>> the idea that there is no rollback plan for this move.
>>>
>>> Anyone ever encountered a problem with moving to 2003 Native? We
>>> are a single domain, single site infrastructure. Can't really get
>>> more simple.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Phil
>>>