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Hello,<br />
&nbsp; I have been tasked with taking a single domain with two sites and splitting them so they are no longer affiliated after a company sold off a group they no longer needed. &nbsp;Looking at the current config (physically in the satellite office) it has its own physical Server 2003 domain controller. &nbsp;DHCP is handled locally. &nbsp;There is a point to point vpn that establishes connectivity between sites. &nbsp;I see what looks to be complete AD, DNS, etc... <br />
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&nbsp; My question is how best to sever the ties between companies. &nbsp;I see many people say to not do this but to create a new domain and start over. &nbsp;Is there a way to simply sever the relationship and deactivate the VPN and then continue functioning?<br />
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&nbsp; I was directed to ADMT or Dells AD Migration software but without further handholding I am not sure what the process would really be.<br />
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Thanks in advance.
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Hello,
  I have been tasked with taking a single domain with two sites and splitting them so they are no longer affiliated after a company sold off a group they no longer needed.  Looking at the current config (physically in the satellite office) it has its own physical Server 2003 domain controller.  DHCP is handled locally.  There is a point to point vpn that establishes connectivity between sites.  I see what looks to be complete AD, DNS, etc... 

  My question is how best to sever the ties between companies.  I see many people say to not do this but to create a new domain and start over.  Is there a way to simply sever the relationship and deactivate the VPN and then continue functioning?

  I was directed to ADMT or Dells AD Migration software but without further handholding I am not sure what the process would really be.

Thanks in advance.

Splitting 2003 AD Multisite Single Domain

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).

Windows Server 2003

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.

Active Directory

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