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On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 5:30 PM, andy<[email protected]> wrote: > A couple of questions on 2008 domains. > We have a backward compatible 2003 domain, and we cannot add a 2008 domain > controller. I suspect that it is because we are running the 2003 domain in > 2000 compatibility mode. Yes, you first have to upgrade to Native Mode before you can add a 2008 Domain Controller. You also have to upgrade the Active Directory Schema with adprep from your 2008 CD before you can add 2008 Domain Controllers to your existing domain. > If we upgrade to a full 2003 domain ,will we have to readd all of the > computers to the domain or will they still work without removing and > readding to the domain? Most of the information I have found online is You can upgrade in-place without the need to remove/re-add. You will have to run the following on your 2003 Domain Controller, from your 2008 installation media, to update the AD Schema: adprep /forestprep adprep /domainprep adprep /domainprep /gpprep When complete, you can promote your 2008 server to a Domain Controller with dcpromo. > going from 2000 to higher domains. > We have all xp machines and 2003 servers. > If we are running in full 2003 mode, will I be able to add the 2008 as a > additional domain controller, or will it have to be the primary? It can be as an additional Domain Controller. You do not have to transfer any DC roles until you plan on decommissioning your 2003 Domain Controllers. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
