Active Directory in windows 2003

[dhananjay_1]

Hello !

We have a windows 2000 advance server with exchange 2000 at X location( e.g. abc.com register domain) which is act bridge head server ( Main server )and one Additional domain Controller at the same place which is used for accounts application.
We have win2k child doamin controller with exchange 2000 (test.abc.com) at Y location connected thru router.
Now we want to migrate this win2k server + exchange 2000 in to win2k3 + exchange 2003 with a different domain controlle( i.e. from abc.com to xyz.com )
Kindly help me how to do this.

Regds
Dhananjay

[Ivan Ferreira]

I don't know about exchange but what i know is:

You can use third party software to migrate user accounts, security policies, etc.

OR

You can install a windows 2003 as an additional domain controller for the abc.com domain, after the AD has been synchronized, you can remove it from the network, change the compatibility level to windows 2003 and use the rendom utility to rename the domain.

Test the new domain controller, then you will need to upgrade/reinstall all your windows 2000 controllers to windows 2003 to allow them join the domain.

If you can rename a domain on windows 2003, Exchange should support this.

[Rune J. Winje]

Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT 2.0)

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/demos/sims/admt/viewer.htm


Cheers,
Rune

P.S. I would not attempt domain rename...

"Domain rename operations are not supported when Exchange 2000 servers reside in a Windows Server 2003 forest"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822590

[Ivan Ferreira]

Good information!.

So, is better to upgrade to exchange 2003 before upgrading the windows 2000. Exchange 2000 won't run on Windows 2003.

Then do the procedures needed to rename sucessfully the domain and start exchange 2003 as described above.


See also:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555262

http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/exchange2003/exchange_2003_upgrade_2000.htm