Once I get Server into the domain do I need to log onto Server into the domain or locally??
Ok when I run cmpnents\R2\ADPREP\adprep /forestprep
I get a error something dealing with schema conflict with exchange 2000 and it says to look at KBQ325379..
That is because of a problem with the Exchange 2000 schema extension... this is the process to run before running adprep again (this was stolen from KB 325379):
- Joel
When you run
For DC=X you would type in DC=bud;DC=com (or whatever your domain name is)
You would want to run the command from the folder you save the ldf file to, that way you won't have to specify the full path. If you need to specify the full path to the ldf file you would need to use quotation marks around the path/file since it includes spaces.
Well for some reason when I type the command it just scrolls through a list of commands for ldife. So I must not be putting in a space some where or something..
I had copied that command from the kb, but it looks like this might work better: ldifde -i -f inetorgpersonprevent.ldf -v
Ok ran that is said that 3 names or something had successfully been updated. Next I ran the command cmpnents\R2\adprep /forestprep and now it's running. Now it is done running and it says that Adprep successfully updated the forest-wide information. So I guess now the next step is to go to Server2 the new one and run dcpromo and add an additional DC to existing domain??? Now on Server2 do I need to be log in locally or log into the domain to run dcpromo? Also will dcpromo walk you through the steps??
Yes, login with a domain account that is a domain/enterprise administrator. Then run DCPROMO. This will start a wizard which you will want to choose create an additional domain controller for an existing domain.
Ok used a account that I had created on Server1 choose create an additional domain controller for an existing domain. It came up with the domain name of Server1 left as that now its installing Active Directory..
Ok got a error on Server2 while installing Active Directory....
Error is below
Active Directory installation requires a domain configuration changes. Run the adprep/domainprep command on the domain controller make changes and then proceed with the Active Directory installation.
Ok so I need to run that command on Server1 since its the DC but do I run it off the 2003 Server CD??
Yes go ahead and do that.
So ok run that command off the Server1 Windows 2000 Server. Ok so I run that command of the 2003 Server disk what is the command line to type in??
Ok I ran the command cmpnents\R2\ADPREP\adprep /doaminprep and it said Adprep successfully updated the domain-wide information. So now I'm trying to run dcpromo again on Server2 the new one see what happens..
Ok ran the Dcpromo on Server2 and it finished this time installing Active Directory and says Active Directory is now installed on this computer for the domain which is Server1. So now I had to reboot the new Server2 which I did so on the new Server2 I need to promote Server2 to a GC so to this do I log into the domain on Server2 or log on locally to Server2 to do this???
Ok I log into the domain onto the new Server2 I see Active Directory loaded and I see my user accounts listed off my old Server1. Anyway I think the next step was to promote Server2 to a GC do I log into the Domain or just log into the Server2 locally? Man might be making some head way here finally!
Ok log into the Domain on Server2 followed the instructions from atricle.http://www.msresource.net/knowledge_base/articles/how_to:_configure_a_global_catalog_server.html
I put the check mark in Global Catalog for Server2 hit apply and I guess that is it for making it a GC. Next I guess is to move the FSMO roles to Server2 correct??
On the FSMO do I do these steps on the New Server2 while log onto the domain I do I run these steps from the old Server1??
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324801
It would probably be easier to accomplish from Server2. Even though it can be done from any server as long as you follow the steps.
Ok Sever1 the old server is called example mail.bud.com and now that Server2 the new server is in the domain of server1 it's called email.bud.com. Read on the article to transfer roles it say specify name of the DC that will be the new role holder. Well that is Server2 which is the new server so do I type in email.bud.com?? Right now I'm log into the domain on server2..
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Ok I choose Server2 which has the name for example email.bud.com next I did the Transfer of the Domain Naming Master Role from Server1 mail.bud.com to Server2 email.bud.com it went successfully. Next I Transfered the RID Master,PDC Emulator,and Infrastructure Master Roles from Server1 mail.bud.com to Server2 email.bud.com they all went successfully. Ok thats all done now so is Server2 my new server is it good to go to install Exchagne 2007??