, Bob [mailto:r...@pge.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 4:51 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: AD Migration from 2003 to 2008
We often install DCs remotely via the DRAC virtual CD, never go near the HW
itself
-Original Message-
From: Terry Dickson [mailto:te
...@pge.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 4:51 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: AD Migration from 2003 to 2008
We often install DCs remotely via the DRAC virtual CD, never go near the HW
itself
-Original Message-
From: Terry Dickson [mailto:te...@treasurer.state.ks.us
We often install DCs remotely via the DRAC virtual CD, never go near the HW
itself
-Original Message-
From: Terry Dickson [mailto:te...@treasurer.state.ks.us]
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 7:20 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: AD Migration from 2003 to 2008
We have
System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: AD Migration from 2003 to 2008
Put the Windows install files on a bootable USB flash drive. Much faster than
DVD drives, too.
-Malcolm
From: Stephen Wimberly [mailto:riverside...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 05:26
To: NT System Admin Issues
Put the Windows install files on a bootable USB flash drive. Much faster
than DVD drives, too.
-Malcolm
From: Stephen Wimberly [mailto:riverside...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 05:26
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: AD Migration from 2003 to 2008
Make sure
This is good info. Keep it coming, guys!
Jonathan - Thumb typed from my HTC Droid Incredible (and yes, it really is)
on the Verizon network.
On Jan 27, 2011 6:27 AM, "Stephen Wimberly" wrote:
> Make sure you have DVD drives! We did an in place upgrade of all our
domain
> controllers to get the fi
Make sure you have DVD drives! We did an in place upgrade of all our domain
controllers to get the fine grained password policies; recently one of the
domain controllers hosed up and the repair from the DVD would have been a
very helpful utility, but without a DVD ROM in the server we were left to
Most important article you can read:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/upgrade-domain-controllers-to-windows-server-2008-r2(WS.10).aspx
Updated as issues come in so check back periodically.
From: Daniel Rodriguez [mailto:drod...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 1:22 PM
To: N
I just promoted the new DCs (you'll get warning messages that you'll have to
correct about prepping your domain and forest using tools on the 2008 DVD) and
then demoted my old 2003 DC. Once done I raised the functional level using the
management tools and all was well. Don't know if that's exact
