Windows 2000 Upgrade to Windows 2003 R2

Hello, We are going to be upgrading/migrating our 2 Windows 2000 SP4 DC's
environment to Windows 2003 R2 We will have new hardware for the 2k3 DC's
and plan to simply retire the 2k PC's. I'm pretty sure I have the process
nailed down but want to verify:

1. Systems State backup, verify AD restore password.
2. DCDIAG and NETDIAG, check replmon for replication
3. adprep /forestprep
4. adprep /domainprep
5. adprep /domainprep /gpprep
6. Wait 2 days
7. Promote 2k3 to DC
8. Transfer FSMO
9. Promote 2nd 2k3 DC
10. Demote old DC's
11. Have a beer...or two or three....

Also, any issues going from 2k directory to 2k3 r2?

Hello Blake,

1-7 ok.

7.5 make the new DCs also DNS server, on the 2000 DC/DNS use AD integrated
zones, so you have only to install DNS server and WAIT for replciation, do
NOT configure the DNS server even if prompted. Give it time and AD will do
the rest.

7.6 make the new DCs also Global catalog server.

8-9 ok.

9.5 make the second new DC also DNS/GC

9.6 reconfigure all domain machines to use the new DNS servers on the NIC,
also other machines like printers, scanners whatever

9.7 disconnect the old DCs from the domain BEFORE demoting and check that
everything works for some days.

10 ok.

11 i will help you :-)

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hello, We are going to be upgrading/migrating our 2 Windows 2000 SP4
> DC's environment to Windows 2003 R2 We will have new hardware for the
> 2k3 DC's and plan to simply retire the 2k PC's. I'm pretty sure I
> have the process nailed down but want to verify:
>
> 1. Systems State backup, verify AD restore password.
> 2. DCDIAG and NETDIAG, check replmon for replication
> 3. adprep /forestprep
> 4. adprep /domainprep
> 5. adprep /domainprep /gpprep
> 6. Wait 2 days
> 7. Promote 2k3 to DC
> 8. Transfer FSMO
> 9. Promote 2nd 2k3 DC
> 10. Demote old DC's
> 11. Have a beer...or two or three....
> Also, any issues going from 2k directory to 2k3 r2?
>