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Adding another domain controller

I am currently running a windows 2003 domain with 2 domain controllers that are running Windows 2003 SP2 Enterprise edition and I want to add a new machine that is running Windows 2003 R2 SP2 Enterprise Edition. The problem I am having is that when I run the Active Directory Installation Wizard on the new server I get an error that it could not complete because the forest is not prepared for installing Windows Server 2003, even though my Forest and Domain say that they are at 2003 the highest level. The error also says that the version of active directory schema of the source forest is not compatible with the version of active directory on this computer.
AD-Install-Error.doc

Todd Gerbert

Have you run adprep /forestprep and adprep /domainprep?

Todd Gerbert

adprep should be on CD2 of server.

Perry_IDITC

Hi,

Are there any other errors in the event viewers on either of the servers? Is there any other servers in your network? Also, can you paste the exact error message text here.

Cheers,
Perry

Reliv1

ASKER

I have run adprep from the from the operations master for both forest and domain and it says that I am already at the highest level.

Reliv1

ASKER

I have run adprep with the the R2 cd and get the following message I think I may have left out that the new server I am trying to add as a domain controller is 64bit and my current servers are 32bit.

Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790]
(C) Copyright 1985-2003 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.PDCSTL>d:

D:\>cd \CMPNENTS\R2\ADPREP

D:\CMPNENTS\R2\ADPREP>adprep /forestprep
The image file D:\CMPNENTS\R2\ADPREP\ADPREP.EXE is valid, but is for a machine t
ype other than the current machine.

D:\CMPNENTS\R2\ADPREP>

Todd Gerbert

You should be able to run this on your new 64-bit server (so long as it's a member of the domain).

Reliv1

ASKER

I have tried that and this is what I get.

D:\>cd \cmpnents\r2\adprep

D:\CMPNENTS\R2\ADPREP>adprep /forestprep
Adprep cannot run on this platform because it is not a domain controller.
[Status/Consequence]
Adprep stopped without making any changes.
[User Action]
Run Adprep on a domain controller.

D:\CMPNENTS\R2\ADPREP>

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Reliv1

ASKER

Got it thanks for your help this should do the trick.

Reliv1

ASKER

I am having a little problem with where to extract the files from the hotfix too. Can anyone help?

Todd Gerbert

Sorry...was waiting for MS to e-mail me the hotfix so I could take a look at it for you, didn't realize my spam filter got it.

Looks like you can extract it anywhere you like, then go to a command prompt and change directory to x86 and run adprep.exe.

Reliv1

ASKER

Everything seemed to work out fine it has updated the forest and domain and I have been able to promote my new server to a domain controller. Thanks for your help.