Migration from Windows 2000 Server

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Barnardos,

Hello,

The easiest way to do this is to upgrade your Windows 2000 domain to 2003

1. You will first need to run ADPrep and Forest Prep

http://www.petri.co.il/windows_2003_adprep.htm
What do I need to do to prepare my Windows 2000 forest for the installation of the first Windows Server 2003 DC?

You will then put the 2003 CD in your DC and upgrade the DC

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=325379
How to upgrade Windows 2000 domain controllers to Windows Server 2003

Your domain is now in either W2K mixed or native mode depending on what your 2000 domain is set at

You don't have to migrate your users, DNS, DHCP or WINS this way.

More informaiton can be found here

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/upgrading/w2k/default.mspx
Upgrading from Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003

If you do want to migrate you will have to create a new forest and then use a tool like ADMT to migrate your objects but an inplace upgrade is much easier.

Thanks
Mike

Hi and Good Evening :-)

>>>1) Firstly, how do I go about migrating my DNS, DHCP, WINS, User, Computer information across?

you can use robocopy.exe

Using LDIFDE to import or export objects from Active Directory :-
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q237677/

Using Robocopy to transfer Shared folders with permissions intact :-
With examples :-
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/all/techref/en-us/Default.asp?url=/Resources/Documentation/windowsserv/2003/all/techref/en-us/robocopy.asp

A step-by-step guide from Microsoft Official Site :-
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/directory/activedirectory/stepbystep/adbulk.mspx

For Robocopy you can find examples on the link i posted.

Here you have one software that will do the job for you :-
http://www.nns.at/adix/adix.htm

If you look at ADMT it can do most of the dirty work for you. It can move accross accounts, profiles and many other settings:
Here how to set it up

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326480

and here where to get it:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=788975b1-5849-4707-9817-8c9773c25c6c&displaylang=en

If you have some money in the budget then I would suggest secure copy

http://www.scriptlogic.com/eng/products/securecopy/main.asp

Secure Copy is a powerful and comprehensive data migration solution that automates the copying of data between Windows NT/2000/2003 servers without agents or scripts. It is the perfect solution for networks that are consolidating file servers or moving to a NAS/SAN solution. Secure Copy not only migrates files and folders, but also migrates NTFS permissions, file shares and share permissions, local users and groups, and compression settings.

It really does a great job of copying data over, while preserving shares, share/ntfs permissions.

>>>2) Secondly, Can this all be done without disrupting my user base?
Yes.

Thankx
SystmProg

Pete and Systm

We were all typing at the same time :)

Pete wins :)

And, just in case any other user wants some more info on Domain types and Forests.. :)

Here are the four types of domains:

* WINDOWS 2000 MIXED: This is the default type of domain, and it allows domain controllers running Windows NT, 2000, or 2003.

* WINDOWS 2000 NATIVE: This type of domain supports only Windows 2000 and 2003 domain controllers. It adds support for group nesting, universal groups, converting groups between security and distribution groups, and more.

* WINDOWS SERVER 2003 INTERIM: Commonly used when upgrading from NT to 2003, this type of domain supports only Windows NT and Windows Server
2003 domain controllers. This level doesn't add any new features.

* WINDOWS SERVER 2003: This type of domain only supports Windows Server
2003 domain controllers. This level adds some advanced features, including the ability to rename domain controllers and constrained delegation.

Here are the three types of forests:

* WINDOWS 2000: This is the default forest level. It allows Windows NT, 2000, and 2003 domain controllers, and it provides all of the functions available in Windows 2000.

* WINDOWS SERVER 2003 INTERIM: As with domains, this is the forest type when upgrading a Windows NT domain, and it allows Windows NT and Windows Server 2003 domain controllers. This forest type adds a number of features, including efficient group member replication using linked value replication. It also adds a number of Active Directory attributes.

* WINDOWS SERVER 2003: This forest type only supports Windows Server 2003-based domain controllers. It adds all of the features from the Interim level as well as advanced features such as Application Groups.

>>>We were all typing at the same time :)
No you wrong...we are not typing at all..but we are copying ans pasting.....LOL

haha... I see you used my secure copy quote Systm :)

C&P... about all I have time for these days.. :)

C&P LOL My DB does it for me now mu-ha-ha-ha!

Pretty slick Pete... If I were closer, I would like to see how you did it..!!

and my EE Explorer program does it. LOL

>>If I were closer, I would like to see how you did it..!!

If you want a copt of the empty DB give me a shout - I wouldnt give a copy of the live one away theres nearly three years of tech work and solutions in it I wrote.

good :-) but my EE explorer could store all EE database from site directly and will import in such a way that you can find a solution....quickly

Certainly, if you have an empty DB around, I would love to play with it..!! You got my address.. :)

Ill sort it out at the weekend

Pete...can you forward me too ?

send me an EMail