NT 4.0 Server box migration to new W2K Server box

[duascott]

Current Setup:
NT 4.0 Server
100 Win/98 Clients

Desired Setup:
W2K Server
100 W98 clients
NT 4.0 Server (Remove from Domain)

I have a NT 4.0 server that I wish to upgrade to a new W2K server. Both servers are on separate boxes and there is no space on the C drive under NT 4. My question is this: How do I remove the NT 4.0 server intact and force logins and Network access through the new W2K Server?

 

[GlenJohnson]

Backup NT box, demote to BDC. Bring in new box, install NT, sync with old box, upgrade to W2K. There are people out there that have a lot more NT knowledge than I have, so wait for other replies. Might be a better solution. Good luck. Glen A. Johnson
Microsoft Certified Professional
glen@nellsgiftbox.com

"Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced -- even a proverb is no proverb to you till your life has illustrated it."
John Keats (1795-1821); English poet.

 

[Zelandakh]

Can't improve on that. And I've done it that way more than once.

 

[Guest_imported]

1 - Install new server as NT4 BDC (make C drive 4096mb)
2 - Promote new server to PDC (thus demoting old server)
3 - Upgrade new server to 2000
4 - Complete dcpromo (will run automatically)
5 - Migrate data from old server to new server
6 - Turn off old server until new domain proved stable

Hope this helps.
Greg

 

[JackyZhang]

I think c partation should bigger than 4G, if you have lots of space, best way to set it to 8G