A speed bump on the information super highway.
I’m getting ready this weekend to replace one of my windows 2003 domain controllers. This DC is a DNS,DHCP, and WINS server.
Moving DHCP from windows 2000 to 2003 was a royal pain if both machines where already DC’s
Microsoft has much improved this process for 2003 to 2008
Here’s the steps to follow from a MS KB Article
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Just installed out first Windows 2008 R2 Server. When we tried to install SQL 2008 it needed .NET framework 3.5, but said that we had to install it via server roles. I found this powershell command to install the .NET Framework
servermanagercmd -i NET-Framework-Core
I’ve written (pieced together) a few general powershell commands. Likes like I need to find a good PS book for server administration. Any suggestions?
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There are quite a few ways to tell. Here are a few I found.
The correct version of the ADPrep.exe tool for Windows Server 2003 R2 is 5.2.3790.2075.
You can verify the operating system support level of the schema by looking at the value of the Schema Version registry subkey on a domain controller. You can find this subkey in the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters
You can also verify the operating system support level of the schema by using the Adsiedit.exe utility or the Ldp.exe utility to view the objectVersion attribute in the properties of the cn=schema,cn=configuration,dc=<domain> partition. The value of the Schema Version registry subkey and the objectVersion attribute are in decimal.
Schema Version ObjectVersion values and corresponding operating system support level
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adfind -sc schver. It gets objectVersion code and translates into Win2003 version.
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Win2003 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc783495.aspx
To verify that the Active Directory Preparation tool has completed all operations successfully
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We’ve talked about starting from scratch again with our AD forest. This post has some great information about the new features of a 2008 AD and options you have to get there.
You might be running Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2 Domain Controllers at the moment and you’re looking to replace these servers with Windows Server 2008 Domain Controllers to utilize the new features of Windows Server 2008. You might also be looking to replace your aging Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2 Domain Controllers with spanking new Windows Server 2008 Domain Controllers, while keeping your Active Directory running smoothly.
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AT work we’ve talked about creating a brand new forest and moving all 5 of our current domains (same forest) into it. So we started totally fresh using windows 2008 for all our DCs. Here’s a great list of guides to get us going.
We’re getting ready to release Windows Server 2008 so you’ll see a steady flow of information around it and Windows Vista SP1. Here are a bunch of the updated step-by-steps for Windows Server 2008.
- Creating_and_Deploying_Active_Directory_Rights_Management_Services_Templates_Step-by-Step_Guide.doc
- Deploying Active Directory Rights Management Services in an Extranet Step-by-Step Guide.doc
- Deploying Active Directory Rights Management Services with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Step-By-Step Guide.doc
- Deploying SSTP Remote Access Step by Step Guide.doc
- Server Core Installation Option of Windows Server 2008 Step-By-Step Guide.doc
- Server Manager Scenarios Step-by-Step Guide.doc
- Step-by-Step Guide for Configuring a Two-Node File Server Failover Cluster in Windows Server 2008.doc
- Step-by-Step Guide for Configuring a Two-Node Print Server Failover Cluster in Windows Server 2008.doc
- Step-by-Step Guide for Windows Deployment Services in Windows Server 2008.doc
- Step-by-Step Guide to Deploying Policies for Windows Firewall with Advanced Security.doc
- Using Identity Federation with Active Directory Rights Management Services Step-by-Step Guide.doc
- Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Certificate Services Step-By-Step Guide.doc
- Windows Server 2008 Foundation Network Guide.doc
- Windows Server 2008 Step-by-Step Guide for DNS in Small Networks.doc
- Windows Server 2008 TS Gateway Server Step-By-Step Setup Guide.doc
- Windows_ Server_Active_Directory_Rights_Management_Services_Step-by-Step_Guide.doc
- Windows_Server_2008_Terminal_Services_RemoteApp_Step-by-Step_Guide.doc
- Windows_Server_2008_TS_Licensing_Step-By-Step_Setup_Guide.doc
- Windows_Server_2008_TS_Session_Broker_Load_Balancing_Step-By-Step_Guide.doc
See http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=518d870c-fa3e-4f6a-97f5-acaf31de6dce&DisplayLang=en for the direct download details.
Updated Windows Server 2008 Step-by-Step Guides
Keith Combs
Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:11:51 GMT
Adding Disk to Cluster on Windows 2008
Posted by jayb | Posted on 21-03-2008
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The Cluster Guys have a nice post about a few ways to add a disk to a windows 2008 cluster. I would like to see a similar post for windows 2003 clusters. They don’t seem to allow comments so I’m creating my own post and sending them a pingback
Clustering and High Availability : Adding Disk to Cluster