Revoming old PDC

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wanting remove old pdc thats still physical box (thats on 15yr old hardware), was  hoping build virtualbox 2008 r2 , make pdc (it 1st 2008 r2 dc, other dc's 2003, updated server 2000. domain has trust 2 other domains thats windows server 2008 r2 , domain has exchange server 2003.

the other 2 domains 2008 r2 , have exchange 2007 , 2010. these domains not in same forrest, 3 diffeerent domains , 3 different forrest.

for domain want upgrade, approching without trust involved normally

1. dc new server

2. make pdc

3. wait 24hrs (for replication)

4. dc promo down old server

5. clean active directory (this has been manual process before, there tool avalable clean ad, adsi, , dns, after removing server)

6. watch logs error

7. done

does change because of trust? te trust stay in place? need break trust , redo it...

once upgrade , migration complete bring ad 2008 r2 funtional level...

thanks feedback...

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you need to prep domains , forests

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731728(v=ws.10).aspx

you can't add new 2008 r2 boxes until done.  if current os 32 bit (guessing is) use adprep32

you want make sure clients pointing old server dns pointing new one. (make  dc).

make global catalog server too.

if gracefully demote old dc there not cleanup needed (delete sites , services).

i'd turn off old server first (or unplug it).

is pdc in forest root.  how current pdc syncing time?

thanks

mike

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