Hello Everyone,

I'm new to working with Server 2008, so please forgive my newbie questions... :-]

I'm currently working with a client that has a Server 2003 AD DC and has a Server 2008 File/Web server.  The Server 2K8 is not a DC.  I've tried to add the Sever 2K8 to the Server 2K3 Domain and get an Error without discription.

My question... Do I have to prepare the Server 2K3 DC before I add a Server 2K8 as a member server to the current Domain?  I've checked TechNet and it explains that I have to do "Domain Schema preparation" on the 2003 DC but thats if I am migrating from a 2003 DC to a 2008 DC...?  I'm confused, please help? :o$

Thank you for your time.
 

I am currently trying to do this as well, I was told to prepare the forest in this article.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753437(v=ws.10).aspx
Wehn I run dcpromo on the 2008 R2 server it tells me I still have to run it. In theory you have to prepare the forest but I have yet to be successful in doing this.

Eureka! You have to put the 2008 R2 disk in the 2003 FSMO Domain controller, go into command prompt and run adprep32.exe from the support/adprep folder.

D:\support\adprep\adprep32 /forestprep

I am doing this now and will let you know if it works for me.

After the forest prep finishes, you will need to run

D:\support\adprep\adprep32 /domainprep /gpprep

When that finished, you will want to make sure it replicates across the domain to all dc's. Once it has you should be able to run dcpromo on the 2008 r2 server. Make sure you click Yes to continue when you are warned that the rodcprep has not been ran.
It looks as though mine is going to be successful, let me know how yours goes.

Thanks Zarkon4!  I will let you know how mine turns out.

Just wanted to update this post and let you know I have not done the suggestion above because my client lost their CD's for their Server 2008... :-/

Thank you for your suggestion.

Quote:

Just wanted to update this post and let you know I have not done the suggestion above because my client lost their CD's for their Server 2008... :-/

Download an evaluation copy of Windows Server 2008 (or 2008 R2 if that's what you're using) from Microsoft. Burn it to a CD, then try the steps listed above. The media is the same.

________________________________________
CompTIA A+, Network+, Server+, Security+
MCTS:Windows 7
MCSE:Security 2003
MCITP:Server Administrator
MCITP:Enterprise Administrator
MCITP:Virtualization Administrator 2008 R2
Certified Quest vWorkspace Administrator