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We want to add a 2003 sever and make it a DC to an existing 2008 domain that is running at 2003 functional level. The domain was setup with a single 2008 domain controller so a 2003 DC has never existed on the domain. Will this be a problem?<br />
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Thanks, &nbsp;Scott
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We want to add a 2003 sever and make it a DC to an existing 2008 domain that is running at 2003 functional level. The domain was setup with a single 2008 domain controller so a 2003 DC has never existed on the domain. Will this be a problem?

Thanks,  Scott

Add a 2003 DC to an existing 2008 domain

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

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).