Upgrade the Windows Server 2003 forest schema to Windows Server 2008 schema with the "adprep /forestprep" command on old server. Make the new server become a member server of the current Windows Server 2003 domain first.ģ.
Verify the new server's TCP/IP configuration has been pointed to the current DNS server.Ģ.
Also it is better to test the following procedure in a similar lab environment first.ġ. Since the following operation have potential damage to Active Directory database, it is highly suggested that you'd better perform a full backup of Active Directory (System State) firstly.
How to Upgrade Domain Controllers to Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 (WS.10).aspx For your convenience, I have list some general steps for your reference. Hi, This TechNet online article might be helpful for you. (Specially if there is a tip & trick) thank you guys.
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