bugner Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 This may be a basic question to you all but answers would be very useful. We currently have a small Windows Server 2000 network and are looking to move to 2003. Is it possible to build the new 2003 architecture exactly the same as our existing 2000 one and then just replace all the servers ? Will this cause any problems ? What is the recommended process for upgrading from 2000 to 2003 ??Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsden Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 MS has all the info you need. Check it out on Technet.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valter Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I've had exactly the sam scenario as you have now ... the way I did it is as follows:Upgrade AD infrastructure with adprep /forestprep and adprep /domainprep commands ... install one Win2003 server and transfer FSMO roles over to the new 2003 server .... [http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;255690], then transfer the Global Catalog server role using AD Site and services ... once you're done and all replication is finished (can take up to 24 hrs)then you can start transfering user data, shared folders, home folders, profiles ... all data you might need ... then you can uninstall AD from Win2000 server using dcpromo ... don't forget NOT to use "This is the last domain controler in this domain" option ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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