Swing migration baby...keep the same domain. In very general steps: Grab a PC, load a Server OS on it (no need to activate it, you'll be tearing it down), join to domain, make it a TEMPDC, seize roles, robocopy the folder *structure* (incl perms) , export the reg keys for the lanmanshares, wipe and upgrade the existing DC OS, join to domain, DCPROMO, seize roles, restore file shares, restore files, test new DC, demote the TEMPDC.
Add a step or two if this DC also does DNS and DHCP, you need to transfer that over as well. Effectively TEMPDC is a functional clone of YOURDC and allows you to keep UserID's and passwords, AD groups and NTFS ACL's With a couple of extra steps you can bring up the rebuilt DC with the same name as the old one, depending on your environment it might not matter (not having Exchange helps). Dave From: Jimmy Tran [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 2:44 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: ideas for migrating from 32-bit to 64-bit Server 2008 Hi All, I have a client who currently has a Windows Server 2008 32-bit machine. They need to upgrade to 64 bit so they can make use of the 8GB of ram they have installed. The server is a DC and file server only. I'm thinking I'll have to recreate a whole new domain since I only have one server to work with and cannot directly upgrade to 64 bit. Do you guys have any suggestions on how I can do this? Thanks, Jimmy ~ 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]<mailto:[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
