No, you don't need to do anything special to your 2003-level domain to create either a forest or single-domain trust with 2008, and you don't need to apply any 2008 schema updates for any plausible reason unless you want to install uplevel services in that legacy forest (AD Cert services, bitlocker, Exchange, etc.).
--Steve On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 3:41 PM, Jim Majorowicz <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm an SBS consultant, so it's been a while since I've had to work > with Trust relationships... > > I've just successfully converted a SBS2003SP2 server to a Windows 2003 > SP2 Std. DC. Once I'm done downloading and reinstalling all the > blasted updates from the last whatever years (113 durring this first > pass), I'll need to setup a trust relationship with the another domain > that is running at least one DC that is a Windows 2008 R2 server. Am > I going to need to run the 2008R2 ADPREP on my 2003 DC before creating > the trust? > > I'm not going to be installing Windows 2008 Servers in this domain any > time soon (if ever), so I'm curious if I should run the ADPREP anyway. > If so, why? > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
