Javier
Wed Nov 19 13:00:34 CST 2003
Haven't done this myself... but it should work:
If your old server is Win2k std (and not SBS)... you can attach the new
server to the network, join it to the domain (prior the installation of the
SBS components) and manually DCPromo it.... after that you can finish the
SBS installation. According to posts by MS personnel... you can do this with
the SBS version of Win2k3 (in SBS2k you had to use plain-vanilla Win2k).
If you have only 5 users... and you are not migrating Exchange and that
stuff. It might be better to start everything from scratch.
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-Javier
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"Dayle" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:037b01c3aecb$4807a300$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> WE have a windows 2000 standard 5 user primary domain
> controller (we only have 5 users)its a 2x 1 gig pent. 3
> w/ 1 gig of mem. we have been having problems with it
> power supply going bad etc. & have ordered a new server
> with win 2003 small business server prem. the new sever
> is a 1x 2.4 gig zeon w/ 1 gig mem 2x 80 gig HD (eide raid
> 1) I will be adding 2x 120 gig drives for data storage.
> & What Would like to know what is the best way to make
> the sbs 2003 server the primary domain controller & take
> the old system out of the network or just use it for more
> storage. Thanks!!!
>