RE: [ActiveDir] see anything wrong?

[GRILLENMEIER,GUIDO (HP-Germany,ex1)]

step 0: check for schema conflicts with Win2003 (e.g. Exchange 2000) and apply appropriate fixes to the Win2000 forest ensure you perform step 6 on the Infrastructure Master of the respective domain don't really need step 1-5 for child domain   you can perform step 9 prior to step 8 - then first upgrade a child domain DC if that makes you feel better...   general recommendation: after forestprep + domainprep are though, don't inplace upgrade the DCs - instead, install from scratch (i.e. add one new one then demote the other DC an reinstall etc.).  But we've done both and both work well (however, all in-place upgraded DCs were re-installed later on - no sweat with promote from media, when you first backup the system itself etc....)   you don't need extra help with your rollback plan - you've sort of taken care of it in step 1, 3, 4.  Additionally a very recent backup of at least one DC of each child domain would be good.   /Guido From: Pelle, Joe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mittwoch, 19. November 2003 19:46 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] see anything wrong? Hello, everyone!   I want to run a scenario by you all and see if I am missing a step here or there…    Scenario: Security Root and Domain are Windows 2000 SP3 Both Security Root and Domain need to be Adprep/ForestPrep ADPrep/DomainPrep tomorrow Both Security Root and Domain need to be upgraded to Windows Server 2003.   Plan: 1.                   Bring a new DC in the Security Root online today to get a fresh copy of the Schema and AD – Take new DC offline before upgrade 2.                   Adprep security root tomorrow for Friday upgrade 3.                   Take Schema master offline during adprep/forestprep 4.                   Put Schema master back online if no problems occur during adprep/forestprep 5.                   force replication of adprep/forestprep changes 6.                   adprep/domainprep security root 7.                   force replication of domainprep 8.                   Upgrade Security Root to Server 2003 9.                   repeat process for the Child domain   Any additions, thoughts, recommendations, real-life experiences you all could share with me would be very much appreciated.    Also, if anyone has a good roll back plan in case of failure that would be good too ;) Finally, we tested this in a lab with mediocre machines and the security root machine locks up after less than a minute once logged onto.   Thanks, again!   Joe Pelle Systems Analyst Information Technology Valassis / IT 19975 Victor Parkway Livonia, MI 48152 Tel 734.591.7324  Fax 734.632.6151 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.valassis.com/   This message may have included proprietary or protected information.  This message and the information contained herein are not to be further communicated without my express written consent.