SMS 2003 from NT 4 Domain to Active Directory

[dcoffaro]

Currently we are running SMS 2003 in an NT 4.0 Domain. We are in the process of migrating to Server 2003 AD. What would be the best way to install, configure and manage SMS in 2003 considering all of our data needs to be replicated.

Do we just flash cut over?
Is there a migration tool availble?
Can we leave both running at the same time?
How do we handle the clients, site code, etc...

 

[Jpoandl]

If you can live without SMS managment for a few days, I would uninstall the existing SMS Site...then re-install a fresh SMS 2003 site in the new Windows 2003 AD domain.

Reasons:

1) You can install your site using ADVANCED SECURITY MODE
2) Your SMS server would exist in the production domain (and not left in the old NT 4 domain)
3) Clean install (use SMS 2003 SP1 too)

How to:
1) Uninstall SMS 2003 from site server (Send out package to uninstall clients)
2) Install SMS 2003, define site boundaries, configure site settings
3) Install clients

You can have two SMS Site Servers existing in the same environment; however, you do need to becareful because clients may accidentally get assigned to the wrong site. This is why, I think it is best to collapse your current site and re-install a new site.

There are some migration tools, but if you have a fairly simple environment, it would be easier just to recreate the packages and what not on the new server.

-later

Joseph L. Poandl
MCSE 2003

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