Part 3: (Web page design) Windows Server 2003 Upgrades and Migrations
Part 3: Windows Server 2003 Upgrades and Migrations Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Inside Out Chapter 8 Tip To use Windows Server 2003 administration tools with Windows 2000 domain controllers, you must install Service Pack 3 (or later) on your Windows 2000 domain controllers. To perform an interactive upgrade process, complete the following steps: 1 Insert the CD, and select Install. 2 Setup checks compatibility, shows the compatibility screen, and then writes the Upgrade.txt file to %SystemRoot%. 3 Setup copies installation files and then reboots. 4 Setup presents the option to perform an upgrade or a new installation; you should select to perform an upgrade. 5 Setup copies files, configures settings, finalizes installation, and then reboots. Upgrading Windows 2000 Domains Other than the schema changes made using the Active Directory Preparation tool, Windows 2000 domains remain logically and operationally the same after upgrading to Windows Server 2003. Similarly, domain functional levels stay the same after upgrade: . If you are currently operating in Windows 2000 Mixed mode, upgrading leaves the domain functional level at Windows 2000 Mixed. . If you are currently operating in Windows 2000 Native mode, upgrading leaves the domain functional level at Windows 2000 Native. Depending upon the range of Windows server operating systems you are supporting on your network, you might want to raise the domain and forest functional levels after upgrade. For example, if after upgrade you are using Windows 2003 domain controllers, and you don t need to support domain controllers running earlier versions of Windows, you can gain extra functionality by changing the Windows Server 2003 domain and forest levels. Selecting Active Directory Functional Levels When you have upgraded all of the domain controllers in your environment to Windows Server 2003 Active Directory, you can then raise the forest and domain functional levels to Windows Server 2003, which enables an entire set of new features. You can change the domain and forest functional levels using the Active Directory Domains and Trusts administrative tool. . To modify the functional level of a forest, right-click the Active Directory Domains And Trusts node, and select Raise Forest Functional Level. . To modify the functional level of a domain, right-click the domain name, and select Raise Domain Functional Level. 242
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