Lust4Life

I’ve got a system of around 50 users running off SBS2000 and they are obviously coming up to the limit.

They’ve bought a new server which is loaded up with Win2k etc. and they have the correct number of licenses – can I just run DCpromo on this, make it a global catalogue and then remove the original SBS server?

What about the infrastructure master?

Any tips appreciated!

Cheers,

Phil

Dizzy

hmm I think the safest way is to build the server on the network (making sure is the BDC) then once up and running... (make sure the box is sycronysed) you can test it by unpluging the PDC. The BDC will take over. If this works the plug the original PDC back in and once the network has stabalised then promote the BDC to PDC.

all how I would do it

method 2=turn PDC 1 off turn PDC 2 on and pray

Lust4Life

That's more NT4 really, you don't have PDC's and BDC's as such on a Win2k netwrok.

All the domain controllers on Win2k are DC's and you have GC's, IM's etc. as well.

Cheers,

Phil

ice man

Lust if you need some assistance drop me an email with all the details (email address in profile) or give me a call on 07966 688860.

cheers

scott

Lust4Life

Cheers Scott.

I'll be doing the changover on a Saturday soon so at the moment I'm just trying to get a headtart on all the undocumented 'features' I'm sure to come across

Phil

ice man

Well if you need some advice just give me a buzz

ChrisB

Phil,

See my reply in the Exchange move thread - that walk through covers the Exchange Server being an AD DC as well.

Chris.

Lust4Life

Cheers Chris.

Phil