Part 3: Windows Server 2003 Upgrades (Ftp web hosting) and Migrations
Part 3: Windows Server 2003 Upgrades and Migrations Migrating to Windows Server 2003 Migrating the Computers Not all computers can be migrated to a new domain specifically, you cannot migrate domain controllers to a new domain. To move Windows NT domain controllers to a new Windows Server 2003 domain, the domain controllers must be upgraded to Windows Server 2003 and must join the new domain during the upgrade process. Windows 2000 domain controllers can be demoted from their domain controller mode to the status of member servers, and then you can use the Dcpromo utility to promote them to the status of domain controller and to join the new domain during that process. Moving workstations and member servers to the destination domain automatically moves most of their information with them. The local Security Account Manager (SAM) databases (containing local user and group accounts) on member servers and client workstations are moved with the computer account during the migration process. Yet computer descriptions are not migrated from Windows NT workstations and member servers because that information isn t part of the SAM database. Whereas, with migrated Windows 2000 servers and workstations, computer descriptions are migrated with the computer accounts. Running the Computer Migration Wizard To migrate computer accounts, run the Computer Migration Wizard on the Action menu in ADMT. The security information (SIDs in the ACLs and secure ACLs) on accounts and objects in the same domain as the computer are migrated as part of the computer migration. Yet accounts (or objects) not part of the same domain as the computer will not have security information migrated. The Computer Migration Wizard shares many dialog boxes in common with the Group Account Migration Wizard; therefore, only the dialog boxes unique to the Computer Migration Wizard are shown in this section. Refer to the section entitled Migrating Group Accounts earlier in this chapter to see the remaining dialog boxes. To run the Computer Migration Wizard to migrate computer accounts, complete the following steps: 1 Choose to test or migrate When the Computer Migration Wizard starts, choose to test the computer account migration or to migrate the actual computer accounts by selecting either the Test The Migration Settings And Migrate Later option or the Migrate Now option. Testing the computer account migration enables you to identify and correct errors before an actual migration. 2 Pick the domains Next you must select or supply the source and destination domain names, which can be provided either as DNS or NetBIOS names (except for the forest root, which requires the DNS name). 3 Choose the computers The Computer Selection dialog box next prompts you to select the computers to migrate. To include the computers in the migration list, click Add, click Advanced, click Find Now, and then select the computers from the displayed list. Chapter 9
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