Somewhere in there you're going to want to update the schema (it's implied, but figured I'd spell it out since it's a newbie and all :)
You can read the steps for the install in the readme if I recall correctly.
the one part that bothers me is that you mention it's a replacement. Does the na
Hello Bob,
-Buy the new server
-Install W2K3 SP1 + Full update
-dcpromo to the domain
-Transfer all 5 FSMO roles to this new server
-Make this new server Global catalog
-Checkup DNS, DHCP if applicable
-Wait for replication
Then you should poweroff the old one to be sure everything is ok.
If ok,
Good Afternoon,
This is a rather newbie question. We have an aging HP server
that is our present DC it is running W2K. We would like to replace it
with a new box running Windows 2003 Std R2.
What is the best practice on bringing the new DC online and
decommissioning the old server
