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nt4.0 to 2000 advanced server 2
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There are a couple different ways to get there. You can install NT 4.0 on your new server, make it a backup domain controller, promote it, and then upgrade it to Windows 2000. Presto, Active Directory domain.
Personally, I wanted to have a freshly installed 2000 server rather than an upgrade, so I chose to do a migration. This also had the benefit of leaving everything in the old domain as it was in case I had problems (there were a couple permissions problems from some of the advanced users *coughmessingupcough* playing with the permissions of things in their profiles, but nothing major). If you're looking for a free tool that'll get you there, download the Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) from Microsoft. There's a wealth of information in the help files of that, but I'll outline a few key items.
The migration tool will migrate users accounts (with SID history if you specify), computer accounts, security settings on folders & files.
The migration tool does not migrate passwords. You'll be given the choice of passwords being set to the same as the username, or complex random passwords. If you choose the former, come up with a plan to distribute those passwords to your users.
You will have a new and different netbios domain name. Make sure your users know to log into the new one (this is only an issue if the two domains are trusting each other, if you migrate the computer accounts and there's no trust, the new domain should be the default options.
Hope that gives you a good start, good luck! Marc Creviere
Personally, I wanted to have a freshly installed 2000 server rather than an upgrade, so I chose to do a migration. This also had the benefit of leaving everything in the old domain as it was in case I had problems (there were a couple permissions problems from some of the advanced users *coughmessingupcough* playing with the permissions of things in their profiles, but nothing major). If you're looking for a free tool that'll get you there, download the Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) from Microsoft. There's a wealth of information in the help files of that, but I'll outline a few key items.
The migration tool will migrate users accounts (with SID history if you specify), computer accounts, security settings on folders & files.
The migration tool does not migrate passwords. You'll be given the choice of passwords being set to the same as the username, or complex random passwords. If you choose the former, come up with a plan to distribute those passwords to your users.
You will have a new and different netbios domain name. Make sure your users know to log into the new one (this is only an issue if the two domains are trusting each other, if you migrate the computer accounts and there's no trust, the new domain should be the default options.
Hope that gives you a good start, good luck! Marc Creviere
Can anyone tell me please,(also migrating servers from NT4 to Windows 2000, also on new hardware) whether it is possible to have mixed 98 and 2000 pro workstations with the Native mode of Active Directory? Or would we have to have Mixed Mode?
We are doing the migration at the weekend and need to know if I need to upgrade all the workstations by then.
Thank you for your post, it is really informative and helpful,I will download the tool
Kathy
We are doing the migration at the weekend and need to know if I need to upgrade all the workstations by then.
Thank you for your post, it is really informative and helpful,I will download the tool
Kathy
Don't have to upgrade workstations...NATIVE mode simply means all domain controllers are 2K.
You can have NT 4.0 servers in a Windows 2000 NATIVE mode domain.
After all of your DC's are 2K, you can switch to NATIVe mode... Joseph L. Poandl
MCSE 2000
If your company is in need of experts to examine technical problems/solutions, please check out
You can have NT 4.0 servers in a Windows 2000 NATIVE mode domain.
After all of your DC's are 2K, you can switch to NATIVe mode... Joseph L. Poandl
MCSE 2000
If your company is in need of experts to examine technical problems/solutions, please check out
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