Migrating To 2008 Server

[BrianHellwege]

Id need to preface this by saying that I am not a IT person but have worked with servers and software a long time. I currently have a domain controller running windows 2000 server and file sharing. I also have another system running 2008 server. My goal is to migrate everything from my 2000 server to my 2008 server. This is what Ive done so far.

• Ran adprep/forestprep and adprep/domainprep on the old server
  
• Pointed the TCP/IP configuration on the new server to the old server
  
• Added the new server to the old server as a member server
  
• Migrated DHCP service from the old server to the new one
  
• Ran DCPROMO on the new server promoting it as an additional domain controller (existing forest)
  
• Enabled global catalog on the new server and manually checked replication topology
  
• Manually triggered replication to synchronize active directory between the 2 servers
  

Now I want to recognize the new domain controller with its own domain name so I can log into it and add some different software thats not running on the old server and do other testing. Is this possible?

[ICTCity]

Now I want to recognize the new domain controller with its own domain name so I can log into it and add some different software thats not running on the old server and do other testing. Is this possible?

 

 

IF I can understand your question... the answer is yes. You can RDP (remote desktop) into your DC and make any test you want.

[BrianHellwege]

Thanks for your reply. Is my problem that when executing DCPROMO should I have chosen to Create a new Domain in a new Forest instead of add a DC to an an existing forest. Right now when I log on the 2008 server it's as a user on the 2000 domain. Thanks again for your help.

[ICTCity]

Sorry, I can't understand.