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We have 2 DC's , both running Server 2000 and both are GC's. I am acquiring a new server with 2003 standard to replace one of the DC's - the FSMO. I want to keep the other 2000 server up and running. He is in another part of the country. DCpromo comes in to play somewhere in this scenario. Im sure I have to demote the current FSMO DC before I add the new server withteh new version of 2003 server ?
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We have 2 DC's , both running Server 2000 and both are GC's. I am acquiring a new server with 2003 standard to replace one of the DC's - the FSMO. I want to keep the other 2000 server up and running. He is in another part of the country. DCpromo comes in to play somewhere in this scenario. Im sure I have to demote the current FSMO DC before I add the new server withteh new version of 2003 server ?

Upgrading to Server 2003 and AD

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).