I have been reading post after post and need help with laying out steps logically. Then I can go back to posts and fill in blanks.
Current System:
WIN2000 server RAID 1 (4 SCSI drives) 1 domain with AD. Exchange (used) and SQL (not used) also on server.
Wanting:
Install WIN2003 server RAID 5 with 1TB storage and use for failover/replication of WIN2000 server and for
additional long-term storage of data (setup as separate partition?).
Most Important- the new WIN2003 server must be failover in event of hardware failure on WIN2000.
I've seen threads talking about VSS and others talking about DFS/FRS. I think DFS/FRS is the way but can someone step it out for me. Thanks!!!!
Put in the 2003 cd into the 2000 DC and go to command prompt (the I386 folder on the cd) and type in
adprep /forestprep
And then, for every domain you have (or where you would like to add the 2003 server)
adprepr /domainprep
This way the 2000 domain is ready for a 2003 DC.
Here are some links on how to set up DFS. I don't think DFS bothers much which RAID setting u use..
http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=912902
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311398&sd=tech