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The usual pitfalls are not in the Active Directory migration, but in forgetting about some other services which the old server runs. That seldom used - but important - file share, for example; a server holding DFS namespaces, SQL Databases, printers or your backup jobs. The Active Directory migration is easy - promote the new server, demote the old - but you need to be sure every service on the old server is migrated off or decommissioned before you look at switching the old server off for good.<br />
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-tigermatt
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The usual pitfalls are not in the Active Directory migration, but in forgetting about some other services which the old server runs. That seldom used - but important - file share, for example; a server holding DFS namespaces, SQL Databases, printers or your backup jobs. The Active Directory migration is easy - promote the new server, demote the old - but you need to be sure every service on the old server is migrated off or decommissioned before you look at switching the old server off for good.

-tigermatt

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Hi,<br />
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We have had a 2003 server on the network for over 3 yrs and it was the first installed DC and therefore, I believe holds the FSMO roles as master. It is also the DHCP server and DNS primary. We are looking to replace this machine with a new 2008 box. Is there a procedure that we can follow to assist us in avoiding trouble with this swap out? Any particular pitfalls?<br />
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thanks
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Hi,

We have had a 2003 server on the network for over 3 yrs and it was the first installed DC and therefore, I believe holds the FSMO roles as master. It is also the DHCP server and DNS primary. We are looking to replace this machine with a new 2008 box. Is there a procedure that we can follow to assist us in avoiding trouble with this swap out? Any particular pitfalls?

thanks

Moving to a New 2008 DC, replacing the first 2k3DC that was installed on the network

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).