New Domain Controller, Old Name

[Guest darkorange]

Hello forum!

Have a question:

three servers: 2K PDC, 2003 Exchange member server, new 2008 member server.

Our 2K lost domain. Restoring domain from back up went wrong.

Plan B: disconnect 2K server, use Cvsde to export OUs and users/computers,

install on 2008 AD, import into it users, ous and computers, give that domain

same name as 2k has, give it same IP address and name.

Then make sure users can sign in.

Question - will member Exchange server work with new domain controller

as nothing happened? Will it see that domain controller is not what it was?

Will users have their mailboxes avail, and send/receive?

 

I need to go in this Saturday and do the trick. Ufff...

 

thanks everyone

[ICTCity]

Hello forum!

Have a question:

three servers: 2K PDC, 2003 Exchange member server, new 2008 member server.

Our 2K lost domain. Restoring domain from back up went wrong.

Plan B: disconnect 2K server, use Cvsde to export OUs and users/computers,

install on 2008 AD, import into it users, ous and computers, give that domain

same name as 2k has, give it same IP address and name.

Then make sure users can sign in.

Question - will member Exchange server work with new domain controller

as nothing happened? Will it see that domain controller is not what it was?

Will users have their mailboxes avail, and send/receive?

 

I need to go in this Saturday and do the trick. Ufff...

 

thanks everyone

 

I don't know if the first part will work (import users and so on...), because I never tried before!

 

Anyway, if the domain name, the server's name and IP will be the same... yes, you shouldn't have problems.

 

 

Let me know, I'm very interested in your results.

[Guest darkorange]

I don't know if the first part will work (import users and so on...), because I never tried before!

 

Anyway, if the domain name, the server's name and IP will be the same... yes, you shouldn't have problems.

 

 

Let me know, I'm very interested in your results.

 

I sure will. I did import/export thing before. It works.

Thanks for your reply.

[ICTCity]

I sure will. I did import/export thing before. It works.

Thanks for your reply.

 

is there any particular step / problem you have to do while importing / exporting with cvsde?

 

I'm telling you that because "many" people want migrate from 2k to 2k8 but they use a 2k3 domain in the middle to be sure everything will work fine. If you tell me this solution works fine, in the next few days, I will test it in a testing environment.

 

Let me know!

[Guest darkorange]

is there any particular step / problem you have to do while importing / exporting with cvsde?

 

I'm telling you that because "many" people want migrate from 2k to 2k8 but they use a 2k3 domain in the middle to be sure everything will work fine. If you tell me this solution works fine, in the next few days, I will test it in a testing environment.

 

Let me know!

 

I will use csv utility to export existing users, OUs and computers. After import is done all user accounts will be disabled on a new DC. And all passwords will be gone too. I will have to manually enable

all accounts. Users will be prompted to change their password at log in. Which is fine with me.

 

I will let you know how did it go once all is done and working.

 

 

 

 

 

I will use csv utility to export existing users, OUs and computers. After import is done all user accounts will be disabled on a new DC. And all passwords will be gone too. I will have to manually enable

all accounts. Users will be prompted to change their password at log in. Which is fine with me.

 

I will let you know how did it go once all is done and working.

 

 

 

update...

 

I went the othe way. I ran dcpromo again on new server, it went so-so, I transfered fsmo roles to it and new server now can authenticate users with old server disconnected. New server needs Exchange AD connector though to be able to work with Exchange server.

 

cheers