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BigMike10
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Win 2008 Server DC in a Win 2003 Domain
Active Directory, Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2003, Domain Controller, Windows 2003 domain, Windows Server 2008
I have a domain win 4 branch office. All DC's are W2K3 and I'm running Exchange 2003. All member servers are W2K3. I need to replace a branch office DC (W2K3). I have no plans to replace any other DC's at this time. Question: is it safe to replace the branch office DC with a 2008 Server without making any other changes/upgrades to the domain. Server will be running AD, DNS, DHCP, WINS.
ASKED: May 2 2008  1:43 PM GMT
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Technically this should work with a few tweaks but I have not tried it nor would I recommend just doing it in a live environment. Can you do it in a lab first?

To have the 2008 machine be a DC, you have to upgrade the schema before, otherwise just
add it as a member server. See this page for more information.

Here is a list of the schema updates needed:


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They can all be grabbed from here:

Via microsoft.
Last Answered: May 5 2008  1:34 PM GMT by KarlG   7305 pts.
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