The other "gotcha" is that MS say they won't support systems that show problems from it being used. Which maybe isn't a real "gotcha" for the majority of people but may be something to keep in mind.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Tony Murray [mailto:tony@;mail.activedir.org] > Sent: 28 October 2002 10:29 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] UPromote > > > Thanks Edward (and others) for the feedback. The tool does > look good, but I just noticed the following in the FAQ: > > "Q: Is UPromote compatible with the Compaq SMART RAID disk > array controller? > > A: No. The Compaq SMART RAID disk array controller has a > known problem where it sometimes loses data when rebooting. > This includes registry modifications. To prevent problems > UPromote will warn you if it detects the presence of a Compaq > SMART RAID disk array controller." > > This is a killer for our environment as most of the our > servers have SMART controllers. Oh well. > > Tony > -----Original Message----- > From: Parker, Edward [mailto:tsg.parker@;aafes.com] > Sent: Freitag, 25. Oktober 2002 18:24 > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] UPromote > > > There is a gotcha. If I remember correctly, When you > UPromote a DC, It > brings the server down to a standalone server. All the SAM > information is transferred to the local account info. It > re-ACLs everything to the new local accounts. You can join > the server back to the domain as a member server, but all > your file ACLs reference the local accounts not the domain > accounts. You then would need to restore the NTFS > permissions on that drive, to get them back. > > It has been awhile since I have used this, so I hope this is > accurate --EP > > -----Original Message----- > From: Van Noy, Glen R [mailto:glen@;utdallas.edu] > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 11:12 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] UPromote > > > We used u-promote here and it worked great. > > > glen > > _______________________________________ > > Glen R. Van Noy > LAN/Server Support > The University of Texas at Dallas > Richardson, TX 75080 > 972-883-6163 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony Murray [mailto:tony@;mail.activedir.org] > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 9:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ActiveDir] UPromote > > > Hi all > > Do anyone of you have experiences with 3rd party tools that > claim to be able to successfully demote NT 4.0 Domain > Controllers to a standalone server? It strikes me that this > could potentially save a whole lot of effort in migration > scenarios with a lot of BDCs. > http://www.algintech.com/UTools/UPromote.asp The migration I'm working on has a large number of NT 4.0 domains (150+) and the NT 4.0 DCs are typically not dedicated - lots of File and Print, SQL, etc. I'm thinking there must be a gotcha with such tools - it just sounds too easy. Tony List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
