Not going directly to 2008 R2 mainly because of licensing reasons right now. We already own the original Server 2008.
Matt On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 6:22 PM, James Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > Any reason for not going straight to 2008 R2? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Burian, Matthew J. (mjb) [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, 16 February 2010 4:14 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Moving from Server 2003 to 2008 > > All, > > I am currently in the process of planning the migration of a primary > domain controller running Windows Server 2003 R2 to Windows Server > 2008. The 2003 server is running on hardware that is going to be > retired, and the 2008 server will be installed on new hardware. I > need to get all of the AD services and data up and running on the 2008 > box so that I can pull the 2003 box out and the 2008 will take over > with as little downtime as possible. > > Has anyone had experience doing this recently and could share some > techniques that worked well? In theory, I was thinking that I would > leave the 2003 server running, install the 2008 server and connect it > to the domain as a member server, then transfer all of the AD/DNS data > to the 2008 box and promote it to a DC. However, I am not sure of the > best way to accomplish this task. Any input would be appreciated. > Thanks! > > Matt Burian | Sr. IT Consultant > Burian Information Technology, LLC. > [email protected] | Bus: 937 660-8196 | Cell: 937 681-3600 > > > > > This electronic transmission is intended for the addressee(s) named > above. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or > otherwise protected from use and disclosure. If you are not the > intended recipient any review, disclosure, copy, dissemination, or any > other use of this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this transmission in error, please notify the sender and then > delete this message. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
