Great, thanks for the suggestions everyone! I "might as well" add a second DC J
From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 3:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: ideas for migrating from 32-bit to 64-bit Server 2008 In that case, ADD a new DC. Having a single DC is a liability even in the smallest environment. ASB http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market... On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 6:32 PM, Jimmy Tran <[email protected]> wrote: Nothing in particular. It's a small accounting firm that runs lots of tax software over the network. I just noticed there was 8GB installed but only 4GB is used due to the OS limitation. I figure we minus well upgrade to a 64 bit. From: Andrew S Baker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 3:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: ideas for migrating from 32-bit to 64-bit Server 2008 What David said: -- Add a new server to the domain temporarily -- Promote to DC and take all the roles -- Move the Data somewhere temporarily (or, at the very least, ensure that it is backed up) -- Rebuild the new server as a DC x64 -- Join it to the existing domain and take back all of the roles -- Put the data back on the machine Off you go. What is the app or functionality that requires the 8GB RAM, btw? The answer might change the approach. ASB http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market... On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 5:44 PM, Jimmy Tran <[email protected]> wrote: 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] 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
