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2003 32bit to 2008 x64 migration
I'm upgrading my Domain from 03 to 08. Two Servers. The 03 server is 32bit, the 08 server is 64bit. I think I may have screwed myself. I ran the adpreps (forestprep and domainprep) on the 32 bit server from the 64bit media. Now when I try to dcpromo from the 08 machine it errors out saying I need to run forestprep. A little research tells me i needed to run the adpreps from 32 bit media, is it possible to backout the adpreps. If not, what are my options to do the migration, if any?
Nagendra Pratap Singh
What is the exact error message?
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On the 08 server, at the "select a domain" window of DCPromo, after pressing next the pop up reads:
"To install a domain controller into this Active Directory forest, you must first prepare the forest "Adprep /forestprep". The Adprep Utility is available on the Windows Server 2008 R2 installation media in the \support \adprep folder."
I tried re-running Adprep from the 32 bit media and got this message:
"Forest-wide information has already been updated.
[Status/Consequence]
Adprep did not attempt to rerun this operation."
Thanks,
"To install a domain controller into this Active Directory forest, you must first prepare the forest "Adprep /forestprep". The Adprep Utility is available on the Windows Server 2008 R2 installation media in the \support \adprep folder."
I tried re-running Adprep from the 32 bit media and got this message:
"Forest-wide information has already been updated.
[Status/Consequence]
Adprep did not attempt to rerun this operation."
Thanks,
I think I may have screwed myself. I ran the adpreps (forestprep and domainprep) on the 32 bit server from the 64bit media
Restore from backup and DO NOT use any S2K8 tools on the S2k3 machine EVER..
I hope some other experts have better solutions for your sake
Restore from backup and DO NOT use any S2K8 tools on the S2k3 machine EVER..
I hope some other experts have better solutions for your sake
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Thanks Arnold. As Mykul experienced in that thread you provided, I had a bit of trouble finding a copy of Win08 with Adprep32. Once found and ran, it worked as intended.
@ve3ofa That was my next step. Was hoping not to have to do that as I've had bad luck restoring a DC in the past :)
@ve3ofa That was my next step. Was hoping not to have to do that as I've had bad luck restoring a DC in the past :)
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Thanks LeeW for the Petri link. The more resources the better. CAREFULLY... got it ;)