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Update Child Domain to 2008 from 2003 concerns

Hello
Within my company we now run 2008 at the top of the Forest, then within that forest sits our parent domain, who are running 2003 currently, and then we are a child domain of theirs and we run a 2003 domain as well.

The question is, been as at forest level it is 2008, can I update my domain to 2008 also, even though my parent domain is on 2003? Or does my parent domain also have to be 2008 before I upgrade?

James

You need to run Forest/Prep - Domain/Prep by your comment you have already done this.

When you upgrade all the Server to 2008, you can then raise the Forest and Domain Functional Levels to 2008.

James

It is also worth noting that in order to raise these levels you need to be a member of the Domain Admins group or Enterprise Admins group. You can do this from Active Directory Domains and Trusts.

Muzafar Momin

you can update the domain to 2008 it will not impact

Tonypeswani

You may also refer the below URL
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2008/11/11/so-you-want-to-upgrade-to-windows-2008-domain-controllers-adprep.aspx

Thank you.

RPUKsupport

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Thanks, I know how to do that part, I was unsure of the local domain level as I am the child domain of a 2003 domain if that makes sense.
Sounds like all I need to do is get a couple of 2008r2 servers and go from there?

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