Windows 2003 Old NT4 Server up for 2K3?

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I have a small network consisting of 12 Windows 2000/XP clients and a single
NT4 Server running as a domain controller and file server. The server is an
old IBM Netfinity P2-450MHz with 512MB. I have purchased a new IBM x-Series
machine to replace it, along with Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition.

I know from reading this forum that the easiest way to migrate my NT4 domain
to Server 2K3 is to upgrade my NT4 DC. My problem is that the OS partition on
my old clunker is only 1 GB in size, with only 300 MB free. I was considering
purchasing Paragon Partition Manager to enlarge the partition enough to
install Server 2K3, but will the rest of the hardware even support 2K3
(P2-450 w/512MB)??.

If the answer is no, should I just setup my new server with 2K3 and a new AD
domain and then manually recreate the user and computer accounts? I only have
12 client mahines and about 15 users. What about the file/folder
ownership/permissions?

Any advice is appreciated.

Thank you.
 
Hello D,

If you are not need the original domain name then you can use ADMT 3.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=6f86937b-533a-466d-a8e8-aff85ad3d212

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.

> I have a small network consisting of 12 Windows 2000/XP clients and a
> single NT4 Server running as a domain controller and file server. The
> server is an old IBM Netfinity P2-450MHz with 512MB. I have purchased
> a new IBM x-Series machine to replace it, along with Windows Server
> 2003 R2 Standard Edition.
>
> I know from reading this forum that the easiest way to migrate my NT4
> domain to Server 2K3 is to upgrade my NT4 DC. My problem is that the
> OS partition on my old clunker is only 1 GB in size, with only 300 MB
> free. I was considering purchasing Paragon Partition Manager to
> enlarge the partition enough to install Server 2K3, but will the rest
> of the hardware even support 2K3 (P2-450 w/512MB)??.
>
> If the answer is no, should I just setup my new server with 2K3 and a
> new AD domain and then manually recreate the user and computer
> accounts? I only have 12 client mahines and about 15 users. What about
> the file/folder ownership/permissions?
>
> Any advice is appreciated.
>
> Thank you.
>
 
Thank you Meinolf,

I downloaded ADMT 3 and read the migration document. This does seem like the
best way to go because it appears that my old server cannot be upgraded to a
2K3 DC (hardware too old). If it works the way it says, it should be perfect
because the old NT domain and the new AD domain can co-exist until I
decommission the old server.

Thanks again!

"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello D,
>
> If you are not need the original domain name then you can use ADMT 3.
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=6f86937b-533a-466d-a8e8-aff85ad3d212
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
>
> > I have a small network consisting of 12 Windows 2000/XP clients and a
> > single NT4 Server running as a domain controller and file server. The
> > server is an old IBM Netfinity P2-450MHz with 512MB. I have purchased
> > a new IBM x-Series machine to replace it, along with Windows Server
> > 2003 R2 Standard Edition.
> >
> > I know from reading this forum that the easiest way to migrate my NT4
> > domain to Server 2K3 is to upgrade my NT4 DC. My problem is that the
> > OS partition on my old clunker is only 1 GB in size, with only 300 MB
> > free. I was considering purchasing Paragon Partition Manager to
> > enlarge the partition enough to install Server 2K3, but will the rest
> > of the hardware even support 2K3 (P2-450 w/512MB)??.
> >
> > If the answer is no, should I just setup my new server with 2K3 and a
> > new AD domain and then manually recreate the user and computer
> > accounts? I only have 12 client mahines and about 15 users. What about
> > the file/folder ownership/permissions?
> >
> > Any advice is appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
>
>
>
 
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