Hello Amcis,
The first question is what you like to achive, a really new forest/domain
with different name or keep the old domain name, all Group policies, domain
user accounts and domain machines etc.etc.?
If you like to start with a complete new domain name you have to use ADMT
to migrate the old environment to the new one or really start from scratch
and add all computers to the new domain, create all user accounts new, all
GPOs etc.etc.
If you just want to have a new server and keep all settings, accounts, etc.
etc. you have to add the new server to the existing domain and promote to
DC, make it DNS server and Global catalog, move FSMO roles, reconfigure the
clients for the new DNS server and you're done.
So please clarify what you need and we can help more detailed. Also important
is if Exchange or SQL or any other application is running on the existing DC.
Best regards
Meinolf Weber
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> Hi,
>
> Firstly a bit of background for you.....
>
> I have a client that has an old server (P4, 512mb Ram, 170GB HDD)
> running Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition. I have built them a new
> Dual Xeon system with 4gb Ram, 2x1TB HDD in Raid 1 form. For arguments
> sake, let's call this one Domain 1.
>
> I have installed Windows 2003 Server (Same software they already have)
> on the new server and set it up as Domain 2.
>
> The workstations they currently have log in as a domain user to Domain
> 1. Each workstation has individiaul IP addresses set up also, they are
> not DHCP assigned.
>
> My questions are:
> 1. The new server I built and put on the network as domain 2, cannot
> be
> seen as a domain controller on the network, even though Server
> Management tells me it is?
> 2. Am I better to have the new server labelled as the same domain name
> as the old one?
> 3. How do I migrate users, printers, and generally all the roles of
> the
> old server with the new one, without losing any data.
> 4. I attempted to use Microsoft Migration Tool to transfer all the
> users and things, however when running it, the software could not see
> both domain names, only the one that it was running on. How do I
> correct
> this?
> 5. Do the workstations need to be static IP's or can they be DHCP?
> I spent 2 days trying to get this to work, and need to get it going
> 100% ASAP.. You're help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Amcis.
>
> http://forums.techarena.in
>
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