re: Windows 2000 Native Mode and Windows 98
Friday, May 31, 2002 at 12:14 pm
Windows 2000 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by LoLi
(1 messages posted)
Your statement "If you have both 2000 and NT 4.0 DC's running you cannot change from
mixed to native mode" is not true. You can change to native mode anytime you want.
I'd replace the word "cannot" with "shouldn't" and you've got a more accurate picture.
On Thursday, February 14, 2002 at 10:11 pm, Curt R wrote:
>There are several different ways to migrate from NT 4.0 to 2000 and none are
short
>explanations. I can tell you this much, native mode means all windows 2000
>Domain Controllers and no NT DC's. If you have both 2000 and NT 4.0 DC's running
>you cannot change from mixed to native mode. Before committing to the migration
>lab it out and as always, ensure you have very recent backups of all important data. In
>a nutshell, the migration strategy is as follows:
1) synchronize all NT domain
>controllers
2) take the PDC offline and remove it from the network and promote
>a BDC to PDC
3) upgrade the original PDC to windows 2000 server
4) setup DNS
>on this machine making itself the server and adding your domain name.
5) run
dcpromo.exe
>and install AD on the DC making it the root of a new forest
6) After ensuring
>everything is working properly you can then start upgrading the BDC's to 2000 DC's
>and sharing the services like DNS and DHCP as needed. Also, you can then move operations
>master roles as needed as well, including the "PDC emulation" role. You
don't
>need NT servers in the mix in order for the 9x clients to logon. 2000 is built
to
>handle 9x and NT workstation clients in a network. The same rules apply for applying
>policies in 2000 as they do in NT. Create your policy, save it as config.pol
>and place it in the netlogon share for your 9x clients. This is just a very brief
>outline like I said earlier. This is a complex job and requires in depth knowledge
>of 2000, Active Directory, and Operation Master roles in 2000. There are also some
>tricks one learns the hard way about upgrading an NT machine to 2000 and also for
>installing Active Directory that you won't find in any text book or online documentation.
> I work contractually presently and would be willing to discuss a contract with
your
>company to help them do the migration. Just email me at my above email address
if
>your company is interested in hiring someone to help them plan and execute the migration.
>
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