Re: Migrate from one 2003 Domain to another 2003 Domain

Hello Amcis,

If you like to keep everything follow this way to add a new DC to the existing
domain:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...32(WS.10).aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...20(WS.10).aspx

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> 'Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS Wrote:
>
>> ;4655795']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
>>>
> Hi,
>
> I am preferrably after creating the EXACT same domain, setting,
> groups, users, printers, etc from the old server onto the new one.
>
> I was aware that I needed to create the new server under the existing
> domain, however when I create the domain I am prompted with questions
> regarding forests, and domains. This is where I get a little confused.
>
> am I creating a new domain, a domain within the same forest or
> whatever the other option was, which I think was something like a
> co-server or something in the existing domain.
>
> As I had done that option, on the new and old server at one point I
> could see all the users, policies, printers, etc.. but the new server
> was only reading the information from the old one.
>
> I am new to Servers, and haven't quite got my head around the whole
> setting up of them.
>
> I appreciate your help.
>
> Amcis.
>
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>