Actually, you can just transfer the roles. SBS 2003 will complain, but you get a couple of hours before it starts its shutdown sequence.
Just run dcpromo on the SBS 2003 box, and that will remove AD from the SBS2003 box and references to that server in AD (no need for metadata cleanup). Cheers Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 9 May 2008 5:41 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Removing SBS2003. > > It goes something like that... except that the SBS2003 server won't let > any other machine hold the FSMO roles. You need to "violently" rip > SBS2003 out and tell the 2003 DC to seize the roles. > > The procedure would go something like this: > > 1) Bring up 2003 machine > 2) Add 2003 machine to SBS2003 domain as an additional domain > controller > 3) Let the DCs sync > 4) Pull the plug on the SBS2003 server > 5) Tell the 2003 DC to seize the roles > > Joe Fox wrote: > > I guess the subject says it all. I have a SBS2003 server on my > network, > > and want to replace it with a 2003 Server. Is it as simple as > bringing > > the new 2003 box online, promoting it to domain controller, and then > > transferring the FSMO roles to it from SBS? > > > -- > > Phil Brutsche > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
