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Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
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Setup Text Files, Part 1 of 6:
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Getting Ready for an Upgrade or a New Installation
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This part of the Setup text file series can help you plan for an
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installation or upgrade to Microsoft Windows Server 2003,
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Enterprise Edition, in a network with one to five servers and 100 or
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fewer clients. For help with planning the upgrade or installation of a
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larger number of servers, see the Microsoft Windows Server 2003
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Deployment Kit. You can view the Windows Deployment and Resource Kits
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on the Web at:
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http://www.microsoft.com/reskit/
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The following list of headings can help you find the planning
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information that applies to you. For information about running Setup,
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see EntSrv4.TXT. If you have a server cluster, also be sure to
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read EntSrv5.TXT and EntSrv6.TXT.
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In EntSrv1.TXT:
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1.0 Upgrades Compared to New Installations
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2.0 System Requirements and Hardware Compatibility
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3.0 Important Files to Review
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4.0 Upgrades in a Domain Containing Windows 2000 Domain
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Controllers
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In EntSrv2.TXT:
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5.0 Upgrades in a Windows NT 4.0 Domain
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6.0 Decisions to Make for a New Installation
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7.0 Choosing a Licensing Mode
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In EntSrv3.TXT:
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8.0 Deciding Whether a Computer Will Contain More Than One
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Operating System
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9.0 Choosing a File System for the Installation Partition
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10.0 Planning Disk Partitions or Volumes for New Installations
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11.0 Networks: TCP/IP, IP Addresses, and Name Resolution
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12.0 Deciding Between Workgroups and Domains
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After completing the installation or upgrade of the first server, you
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can get detailed instructions about how to use products in the
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Windows Server 2003 family by opening Help and Support Center.
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To open Help and Support Center, click Start, and then click Help
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and Support.
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You can also view Help and Support Center topics on the Web at:
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/proddoc/
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1.0 UPGRADES COMPARED TO NEW INSTALLATIONS
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This section compares upgrading to performing a new installation.
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Upgrading is either replacing Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
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(with Service Pack 5 or later) with a product in the
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Windows Server 2003 family, or replacing Windows 2000 with a
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product in the Windows Server 2003 family. Installing, in
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contrast with upgrading, means completely removing the previous
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operating system, or installing a product in the
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Windows Server 2003 family on a disk or disk partition with no
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previous operating system.
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The following lists describe items to consider when deciding between
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an upgrade and a new installation:
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Points to consider for an upgrade:
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* With an upgrade, configuration is simpler, and your existing
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users, settings, groups, rights, and permissions are retained.
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* With an upgrade, you do not need to re-install files and
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applications. As with any major changes to the hard disk,
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however, it is recommended that you back up the disk before
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beginning an upgrade.
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* Before planning to perform an upgrade, see "Operating Systems
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from Which You Can Upgrade" later in this text file.
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* If you are upgrading in a domain that includes domain
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controllers running Windows 2000, be sure to read "Upgrades in
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a Domain Containing Windows 2000 Domain Controllers" later in
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this text file.
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* If you are upgrading in a domain where all domain controllers
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run Windows NT 4.0, be sure to read "Upgrades in a Windows NT 4.0
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Domain" in EntSrv2.TXT.
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* If you want to upgrade and then use the same applications as
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before, be sure to review applications information in
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Relnotes.htm (in the \Docs folder on the Setup CD). Also, for
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the most recent information on compatible applications for
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products in the Windows Server 2003 family, see the software
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compatibility information in the Windows Catalog at:
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/catalog/
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Points to consider for a new installation:
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* If you reformat your hard disk and then perform a new
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installation, the efficiency of your disk might improve (compared
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to not reformatting it). Reformatting also gives you the
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opportunity to modify the size or number of disk partitions, to
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make them match your requirements more closely.
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* If you want to practice careful configuration management, for
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example, for a server where high availability is important, you
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might want to perform a new installation on that server instead
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of an upgrade. This is especially true on servers on which the
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operating system has been upgraded several times in the past.
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* It is possible to install Windows Server 2003, Enterprise
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Edition, and also allow the computer to sometimes run another
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operating system. Setting up the computer this way, however,
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presents complexities because of file system issues. For more
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information, see "Deciding Whether a Computer Will Contain More
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Than One Operating System" in EntSrv3.TXT.
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Note: If you want to install Windows Server 2003,
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Enterprise Edition, on a computer that previously ran
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an operating system released before Microsoft Windows 2000:
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* Do not install Windows Server 2003, Enterprise
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Edition, on a compressed drive unless the drive was
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compressed with the NTFS file system compression
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utility. Uncompress a DriveSpace or DoubleSpace
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volume before running Setup on it.
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* If you used Windows NT 4.0 to create a volume set,
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mirror set, stripe set, or stripe set with parity,
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and you want to run Setup for Windows
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Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, on that computer,
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you must prepare the disk set first. For details,
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see "Working with Volume, Mirror, or Stripe Sets or
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Stripe Sets with Parity" in EntSrv2.TXT.
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1.1 Operating Systems from Which You Can Upgrade
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If you upgrade, Setup automatically installs Windows
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Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, into the same folder as the currently
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installed operating system. You can upgrade to Windows
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Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, from the following versions of
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Windows:
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* Windows NT Server 4.0 with Service Pack 5 or later
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* Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, with Service
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Pack 5 or later
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* Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition, with Service Pack 5 or
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later
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* Windows 2000 Server
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* Windows 2000 Advanced Server
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* Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
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Note: If you have a version of Windows NT earlier than 4.0,
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you cannot upgrade directly to a product in the
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Windows Server 2003 family. You must first upgrade
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to Windows NT 4.0 and apply Service Pack 5 before
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upgrading to a product in the Windows
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Server 2003 family.
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2.0 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY
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Before upgrading or installing your server, make sure that you have
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chosen hardware that supports Windows Server 2003,
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Enterprise Edition.
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2.1 System Requirements
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To ensure adequate performance, make sure that computers on which you
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install or upgrade to Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition,
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meet the following requirements:
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* For an x86-based computer:
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* One or more processors with a recommended minimum speed of 550
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MHz (minimum supported speed is 133 MHz). A maximum of eight
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processors per computer is supported. Processors from the Intel
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Pentium/Celeron family, AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or
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compatible processors are recommended.
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* 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM recommended minimum (128 MB minimum
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supported, 32 gigabytes (GB) maximum).
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For computers with more than 4 GB of RAM, be sure to check the
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hardware compatibility information in the Windows Catalog at:
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/catalog/
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* For an Itanium architecture-based computer:
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* One or more processors with a minimum speed of 733 MHz. A
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maximum of eight processors per computer is supported.
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* 1 GB of RAM minimum, 64 GB maximum.
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For computers with more than 4 GB of RAM, be sure to check the
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hardware compatibility information in the Windows Catalog at:
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/catalog/
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* A hard disk partition or volume with enough free space to
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accommodate the setup process. To ensure that you have
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flexibility in your later use of the operating system, it is
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recommended that you allow considerably more space than the
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minimum required for running Setup, which is approximately 1.25
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GB to 2 GB on an x86-based computer and 3 GB to 4 GB on an
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Itanium architecture-based computer. The larger amount of space
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is required if you are running Setup across a network instead of
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from a CD-ROM, or if you are upgrading on a FAT or FAT32
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partition (NTFS is the recommended file system).
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In addition, a domain controller upgrade from Windows NT 4.0
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could require much more space than other upgrades, because the
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existing user accounts database can expand by as much as a
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factor of ten during the upgrade, as Active Directory
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functionality is added.
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Note: The setup process requires the free disk space described
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in the previous paragraphs. After Setup is finished, actual
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hard disk space used for the operating system will be more
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than the free space required for Setup, because of space
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needed for the paging file, for any optional components you
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install, and (on domain controllers) for user accounts and
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other Active Directory information. The usual size for the
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paging file is 1.5 times the size of the RAM. For information
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about the paging file, optional components, user accounts,
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and information stored in Active Directory, see Help and
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Support Center. To open Help and Support Center, after
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completing Setup, click Start, and then click Help and
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Support.
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* VGA or higher-resolution monitor (Super VGA 800x600 or higher
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recommended), keyboard, and (optionally) a mouse or other
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pointing device.
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As an alternative, for operation without a monitor or keyboard,
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you can choose a remote diagnostic and support processor that is
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designed for products in the Windows Server 2003 family. For
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details, see the hardware compatibility information in the
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Windows Catalog at:
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/catalog/
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For CD-ROM installation:
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* A CD-ROM or DVD drive.
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For network installation:
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* One or more network adapters and related cables that are designed
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for products in the Windows Server 2003 family. For details,
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see the hardware compatibility information in the Windows Catalog
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at:
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/catalog/
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* A server from which to offer network access for the Setup files.
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For additional hardware-based functionality:
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* Appropriate hardware for the functionality you require. For
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example, if you plan to support network clients, the servers and
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clients must have appropriate network adapters and cables. As
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another example, if you require a server cluster, the entire
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cluster solution must be listed as compatible with Windows
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Server 2003, Enterprise Edition. For details about your hardware,
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see the hardware compatibility information in the Windows
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Catalog at:
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/catalog/
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2.2 Hardware Compatibility
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One of the most important steps to take before upgrading or
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installing your server is to confirm that your hardware is compatible
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with products in the Windows Server 2003 family. You can do this
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by running a preinstallation compatibility check from the Setup CD or
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by checking the hardware compatibility information at the Windows
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Catalog Web site. Also, as part of confirming hardware compatibility,
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check to see that you have obtained updated hardware device drivers
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and an updated system BIOS (or for an Itanium architecture-based
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computer, the correct firmware).
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Regardless of whether you run a preinstallation compatibility check,
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Setup checks hardware and software compatibility at the beginning of
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an installation or upgrade and displays a report if there are
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incompatibilities.
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Running a preinstallation compatibility check from the Setup CD
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You can run a hardware and software compatibility check from the
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Setup CD. The compatibility check does not require you to actually
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begin an installation or upgrade. To run the check, insert the Setup
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CD in the CD-ROM drive and, when a display appears, follow the prompts
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for checking system compatibility. You will be offered the option to
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download the latest Setup files (through Dynamic Update) when you run
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the check. If you have Internet connectivity, it is recommended that
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you allow the download.
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For more information about downloading the latest Setup files, see
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"Using Dynamic Update for Updated Drivers and Other Setup Files" later
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in this text file.
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Another way to run the compatibility check is to insert the Setup CD
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in the CD-ROM drive, open a command prompt, and type:
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d:\i386\winnt32 /checkupgradeonly
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where d represents the CD-ROM drive.
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Checking hardware and software compatibility information on the
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Microsoft Web site
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Another way to confirm that your hardware and software are designed
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for products in the Windows Server 2003 family is to check the
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hardware and software compatibility information in the Windows
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Catalog at:
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/catalog/
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Note that one type of hardware no longer supported is the
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Micro Channel bus.
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Checking drivers and system BIOS or firmware
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Check that you have obtained updated drivers for your hardware
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devices and that you have the latest system BIOS (for an x86-based
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computer) or the correct firmware (for an Itanium architecture-based
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computer). The device manufacturers can help you obtain these items.
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For information about the ACPI standard for the BIOS, see
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"Understanding the ACPI BIOS for an x86-Based Computer" later in this
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text file.
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Finally, if you have devices that do not use Plug and Play, or you
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are aware that your Plug and Play devices are not implemented exactly
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to the standards, consider taking a device inventory of the hardware
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devices in your computer. For more information, see the next section,
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"Taking an Inventory of Devices That Do Not Use Plug and Play."
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2.2.1 Taking an Inventory of Devices That Do Not Use Plug and Play
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This section describes steps you can take if the devices in your
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computer do not use Plug and Play technology. For important
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information about hardware compatibility (including the compatibility
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of devices), be sure to read "System Requirements" and "Hardware
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Compatibility" earlier in this text file. For specific information
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about using a mass storage controller (such as a SCSI, RAID, or Fibre
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Channel adapter) with a driver that was supplied by the manufacturer,
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see "Mass Storage Drivers and the Setup Process" in EntSrv4.TXT.
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Products in the Windows Server 2003 family include Plug and Play
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technology so that devices (for example, video and network adapters)
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can be automatically recognized by the operating system, configuration
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conflicts are avoided, and you do not have to specify each device's
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settings by hand. However, if you have devices that do not use Plug
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and Play, or you are aware that your Plug and Play devices are not
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implemented exactly to the standards, you might want to take steps to
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avoid device configuration conflicts. This section describes steps you
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can take, if you choose, to understand your device configuration
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before running Setup.
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To take an inventory of your devices, use the existing operating
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system to obtain the current settings, such as memory address and
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interrupt request (IRQ), used with your devices. For example, with
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Windows NT 4.0, you can use Control Panel to view settings (on the
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Start menu, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then
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double-click icons such as Network and Ports). You might also choose
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to view system BIOS information. To do this, watch the screen while
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starting the computer, and then press the appropriate key when prompted.
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At the beginning of an upgrade, the Setup program automatically takes
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a device inventory as well. For devices that do not use Plug and Play,
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or that are not implemented exactly to Plug and Play standards, taking
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your own inventory helps prevent the following difficulties:
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* If two or more adapters share IRQ settings or memory addresses,
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the Setup program might not be able to resolve the conflict. To
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prevent this, you can take one of two approaches.
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You can remove one of the adapters before running Setup and
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re-install it afterward. For information about installing and
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configuring adapters and other hardware devices, see Help and
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Support Center. To open Help and Support Center, after completing
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Setup, click Start, and then click Help and Support.
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As an alternative, you can modify one adapter's IRQ settings and
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memory addresses before running Setup, so that each adapter's
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settings are unique.
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* If adapters do not respond in a standard way to the attempts by
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Setup to detect or enumerate them, Setup might receive
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indecipherable or inaccurate information. In this case, you might
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need to remove these devices before running Setup, and re-install
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and configure them afterward. For information about installing
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and configuring adapters and other hardware devices, see Help and
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Support Center. To open Help and Support Center, after completing
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Setup, click Start, and then click Help and Support.
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The following table lists the kinds of information to gather if you
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have devices that do not use Plug and Play, and you decide to take a
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device inventory before starting Setup.
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ADAPTER INFORMATION TO GATHER
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Video Adapter or chip set type and how many video adapters
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Network IRQ, I/O address, Direct Memory Address (DMA) if
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used, connector type (for example, BNC or twisted
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pair), and bus type
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SCSI Adapter model or chip set, IRQ, and bus type
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controller
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Mouse Mouse type and port (COM1, COM2, or PS/2) or USB
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I/O port IRQ, I/O address, and DMA (if used) for each I/O
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port
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Sound adapter IRQ, I/O address, and DMA
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Universal Which devices and hubs are attached
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serial bus (USB)
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PC card Which adapters are inserted and in which slots
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Plug and Play Whether enabled or disabled in BIOS
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BIOS settings BIOS revision and date
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External modem COM port connections (COM1, COM2, and so on)
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Internal modem COM port connections; for nonstandard
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configurations, IRQ and I/0 address
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Advanced Enabled or disabled; current setting
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Configuration and
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Power Interface
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(ACPI); Power
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Options
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PCI Which PCI adapters are inserted and in which
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slots
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2.2.2 Understanding the ACPI BIOS for an x86-Based Computer
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For an x86-based computer, the basic input/output system (BIOS) is a
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set of software through which the operating system (or Setup)
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communicates with the computer's hardware devices. The Advanced
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Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is the current standard for
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the way the BIOS works. Products in the Windows Server 2003
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family support not only ACPI-compliant BIOS versions, but also some
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BIOS versions based on older advanced power management (APM) and Plug
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and Play designs.
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Some ACPI-based BIOS versions are not compliant with the standard.
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The more recent the version of an ACPI BIOS, the more likely that it
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is compliant. An ACPI-based BIOS that is not compliant with the ACPI
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standard might not support workable communication between the
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operating system (or Setup) and your hardware. If workable
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communication is not supported, Setup stops and displays instructions
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for contacting your hardware manufacturer and taking other steps to
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solve the problem. If this happens, follow the instructions provided.
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To learn more about the ACPI compliance of your BIOS:
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* For information about your BIOS version, before running Setup,
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restart the computer and watch the text on the screen. Pay
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particular attention to blocks of text containing the words
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"BIOS" or "ACPI BIOS."
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* For information about BIOS versions for your hardware, check your
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hardware documentation and contact your hardware manufacturer.
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2.2.3 Using Dynamic Update for Updated Drivers and Other Setup Files
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If you have a working Internet connection on the computer on which
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you run Setup, you can choose Dynamic Update during Setup and obtain
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the most up-to-date Setup files, including drivers and other files.
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Whenever an important update is made to any crucial Setup file, that
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update is made available through Dynamic Update functionality built
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into the Windows Update Web site. Some of the updated files will be
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replacements (for example, an updated driver or updated Setup file)
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and some will be additions (for example, a driver not available at the
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time that the Setup CD was created). It is recommended that you use
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Dynamic Update when running Setup.
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Dynamic Update has been carefully designed so that it is reliable and
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easy to use:
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* The files on the Dynamic Update section of the Windows Update Web
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site have been carefully tested and selected. Only files that are
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important in ensuring that Setup runs well are made available
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through Dynamic Update. Files with minor updates that will not
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significantly affect Setup are not part of Dynamic Update.
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* Because Dynamic Update downloads only the files that are required
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for your computer, the Dynamic Update software briefly examines
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your computer hardware. No personal information is collected, and
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no information is saved. The only purpose is to select
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appropriate drivers for your hardware configuration. This keeps
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the download as short as possible and ensures that only necessary
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drivers are downloaded to your hard disk.
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* You can use Dynamic Update when running a preinstallation
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compatibility check from the product CD, or when running Setup
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itself. Either way, you obtain the most up-to-date files for
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running Setup. For information about running the compatibility
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check, see "Hardware Compatibility" earlier in this text file.
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* You can use Dynamic Update with unattended Setup. Preparing for
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this requires several steps. For a brief description of
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unattended Setup, see the "Planning for Unattended Setup" section
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in EntSrv4.TXT. For details about how to use Dynamic Update with
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unattended Setup (also called automated installation), see
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"Automating and Customizing Installations" in the Windows
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Server 2003 Deployment Kit. You can view the Windows Deployment
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and Resource Kits on the Web at:
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http://www.microsoft.com/reskit/
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The Windows Update Web site offers a variety of updates that you can
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use after completing Setup. To learn more, go to:
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http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
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3.0 IMPORTANT FILES TO REVIEW
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======================================================================
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At some point in your planning process, before you run Setup,
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familiarize yourself with the Relnotes.htm file found in the \Docs
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folder on the CD for Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition.
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This file contains important usage information about topics such as
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application compatibility, hardware, or networking. Also familiarize
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yourself with information about hardware compatibility for products in
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the Windows Server 2003 family. For more information, see
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"Hardware Compatibility" earlier in this text file.
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For the most recent information on compatible applications for
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products in the Windows Server 2003 family, see the software
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compatibility information in the Windows Catalog at:
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/catalog/
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4.0 UPGRADES IN A DOMAIN CONTAINING WINDOWS 2000 DOMAIN CONTROLLERS
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======================================================================
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If you are upgrading servers in a domain containing Windows 2000
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domain controllers, there are a few points to keep in mind. The
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following points are the most important:
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* The first step in planning the upgrade of a particular server is
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to check the compatibility of the hardware with products in the
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Windows Server 2003 family. For more information, see
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"Hardware Compatibility" earlier in this text file.
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* Before you upgrade the first domain controller in a domain where
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one or more domain controllers run Windows 2000, or add a domain
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controller running a product in the Windows Server 2003
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family, you must prepare the domain (and the forest in which it
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is located) using a simple tool on the Setup CD for Windows
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|
Server 2003, Enterprise Edition. For information, see "Preparing
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for Upgrades in a Domain Containing Windows 2000 Domain
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|
Controllers" later in this text file.
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Before preparing the domain (and the forest in which it is
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located), it is recommended that you apply Service Pack 2 or
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later to all domain controllers running Windows 2000.
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* If you have Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 installed on a
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server, when you upgrade the operating system, IIS is upgraded to
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IIS 6.0. However, for application compatibility, IIS runs in IIS
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5.0 isolation mode after the upgrade. For more information about
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IIS isolation modes, see the IIS 6.0 Help.
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* After upgrading the first server, you can read topics in Help and
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|
Support Center about the features that are most useful to you in
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products in the Windows Server 2003 family.
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|
One concept to read about is domain and forest functional levels,
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which are levels of Active Directory functionality related to the
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|
mix of operating system versions on your domain controllers. As
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you complete domain controller upgrades and reduce the number of
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|
different operating system versions running on them, you can
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adjust the domain and forest functional levels appropriately.
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You can view Help and Support Center topics on the Web at:
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/proddoc/
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|
To view Help and Support Center on a server running Windows
|
|
Server 2003, after completing Setup, click Start, and then
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|
click Help and Support.
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|
If you have servers running Windows NT, also review the
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|
following points:
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|
* Before running Setup, it is recommended that you review the file
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|
systems and partitions that exist on the server. You must have at
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|
least one NTFS partition on domain controllers. It is recommended
|
|
that you use NTFS on all partitions on all the servers in the
|
|
domain, because any FAT or FAT32 partition lacks many security
|
|
features. For example, on FAT or FAT32 partitions, a shared
|
|
folder can be protected only by the permissions set on that
|
|
shared folder, not on individual files, and there is no software
|
|
protection against local access to the partition. For more
|
|
information, see "Reformatting or Converting a Partition to Use
|
|
NTFS" in EntSrv3.TXT.
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|
|
|
* If some of your domain controllers run Windows 2000 and some run
|
|
Windows NT, it is recommended that you upgrade the Windows NT
|
|
domain controllers as soon as is practical, to reduce the number
|
|
of version differences between computers, simplify management and
|
|
troubleshooting, and strengthen security.
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|
|
|
* Before you begin an upgrade from Windows NT 4.0, you must apply
|
|
Service Pack 5 or later.
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|
|
|
* If you have servers or client computers that run Windows NT 3.51,
|
|
it is recommended that you install or upgrade to a newer
|
|
operating system on all these computers, or retire them from
|
|
operation. If you have more than one domain, you must upgrade
|
|
domain controllers running Windows NT 3.51 for reliable logon
|
|
validation. In any case, upgrading or retiring computers running
|
|
Windows NT 3.51 strengthens security and reduces the number of
|
|
version differences between computers, simplifying management and
|
|
troubleshooting.
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|
|
|
After the domain and forest are prepared, there are two stages in the
|
|
upgrade of a domain controller. First you run Setup to upgrade the
|
|
operating system and then, when Setup is complete, you run the Active
|
|
Directory Installation Wizard (which appears on the screen the first
|
|
time you log on).
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|
----------------------------------------------------------------
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4.1 Preparing for Upgrades in a Domain Containing Windows 2000
|
|
Domain Controllers
|
|
----------------------------------------------------------------
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|
Before beginning the first domain controller upgrade in a domain
|
|
where one or more domain controllers run Windows 2000, you must first
|
|
prepare the domain and the forest in which it is located. After
|
|
preparing the domain, you can begin the domain upgrade through either
|
|
of the following approaches:
|
|
|
|
* Upgrade an existing domain controller to a product in the
|
|
Windows Server 2003 family. (Be sure to check hardware
|
|
compatibility first, as described in "Hardware Compatibility"
|
|
earlier in this text file.)
|
|
|
|
If you attempt to upgrade the first domain controller and you
|
|
have not yet prepared the domain and the forest, Setup stops and
|
|
a pop-up provides instructions.
|
|
|
|
* Install Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, on a member
|
|
server in the domain, and start the Active Directory Installation
|
|
Wizard to change the member server into a domain controller.
|
|
|
|
If you install Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, on a
|
|
member server in the domain and start the Active Directory
|
|
Installation Wizard, but you have not yet prepared the domain and
|
|
the forest, the wizard stops and a pop-up provides instructions.
|
|
|
|
For additional background information about this type of domain
|
|
upgrade, see the previous section, "Upgrades in a Domain Containing
|
|
Windows 2000 Domain Controllers."
|
|
|
|
>>>TO PREPARE THE DOMAIN AND FOREST BEFORE UPGRADING A DOMAIN
|
|
CONTAINING WINDOWS 2000 DOMAIN CONTROLLERS
|
|
|
|
1. Before carrying out this procedure, it is recommended that you
|
|
apply Service Pack 2 or later to all domain controllers running
|
|
Windows 2000.
|
|
|
|
2. Locate the server that is the schema master and the server that
|
|
is the infrastructure master (they might be the same server).
|
|
|
|
In a network of two to five servers (a network within the size
|
|
of those discussed in this text file series), the schema master
|
|
is usually the server on which you first installed or upgraded
|
|
to Windows 2000. For information about identifying the schema
|
|
master or the infrastructure master, search Windows 2000 Help
|
|
for the topics called "Identify the schema master" and "Identify
|
|
the infrastructure master." To view Windows 2000 Help, click
|
|
Start and then click Help. You can also view Windows 2000 Help
|
|
at:
|
|
|
|
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/advanced/help/
|
|
|
|
3. Back up the schema master.
|
|
|
|
You can back up other servers as well, as an appropriate part of
|
|
preparing for upgrading, but be sure to back up the schema
|
|
master just before taking the next step.
|
|
|
|
4. Disconnect the schema master from the network and do not
|
|
reestablish the connection until step 9 in this procedure.
|
|
|
|
5. On the schema master, while Windows 2000 is running, insert the
|
|
Setup CD for Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, in
|
|
the CD-ROM drive.
|
|
|
|
6. Open a command prompt, change to the CD-ROM drive, and change to
|
|
the \i386 folder on the CD.
|
|
|
|
7. On the schema master, at the command prompt, type
|
|
|
|
adprep /forestprep
|
|
|
|
Note: To perform this step, you must be a member of the
|
|
Enterprise Admins group and the Schema Admins group in
|
|
Active Directory, or you must have been delegated the
|
|
appropriate authority. As a security best practice,
|
|
consider using Run as. Run as is a secondary logon
|
|
method that you can use to start commands or programs
|
|
using a different security context. For example, you
|
|
can log on as a member of the Users group and, without
|
|
logging off, run a command as a member of the
|
|
Enterprise Admins group. To find more information in
|
|
Windows 2000 about Run as, on a server running Windows 2000,
|
|
click Start, click Help, click the Search tab, and then
|
|
search for "runas."
|
|
|
|
8. After the preceding command has finished on the schema master,
|
|
confirm that the preparation of the forest was successful. Steps
|
|
you can take to do this include:
|
|
|
|
* Confirm that no error messages have appeared.
|
|
|
|
* Run any domain controller diagnostic tools that are available,
|
|
for example, Dcdiag.exe, one of the tools available from the
|
|
\Support\Tools folder on the Setup CD. Keep in mind that
|
|
replication errors will appear while the domain controller is
|
|
disconnected from the network.
|
|
|
|
* Open Event Viewer and check the system log for errors or
|
|
unexpected events.
|
|
|
|
9. Evaluate the information you gathered in the previous step and
|
|
choose accordingly:
|
|
|
|
* If adprep /forestprep ran without errors, reconnect the schema
|
|
master to the network and continue with the next step of this
|
|
procedure.
|
|
|
|
* If adprep /forestprep ran but error messages provided
|
|
instructions for additional steps to take, follow the
|
|
instructions and then return to the confirmation process
|
|
described in the previous step.
|
|
|
|
* If adprep /forestprep did not run successfully, or diagnostic
|
|
tools such as Dcdiag.exe revealed a significant problem,
|
|
restore the schema master from backup and investigate the
|
|
corrective steps necessary so that adprep /forestprep can be
|
|
run successfully.
|
|
|
|
10. If the schema master is a different computer from the
|
|
infrastructure master, wait for the changes made by adprep
|
|
/forestprep to replicate from the schema master to the
|
|
infrastructure master. Wait at least fifteen minutes, but allow
|
|
longer (half a day or a day) if the schema and infrastructure
|
|
masters are not at the same site. If you try to perform the
|
|
domain preparation on the infrastructure master before the
|
|
changes have replicated, Adprep will provide an error message
|
|
to notify you that more time is needed.
|
|
|
|
11. On the infrastructure master, while Windows 2000 is running,
|
|
insert the Setup CD for Windows Server 2003, Enterprise
|
|
Edition, in the CD-ROM drive.
|
|
|
|
12. Open a command prompt, change to the CD-ROM drive, and change to
|
|
the \i386 folder on the CD.
|
|
|
|
13. On the infrastructure master, type
|
|
|
|
adprep /domainprep
|
|
|
|
Note: To perform this step, you must be a member of the
|
|
Domain Admins group or the Enterprise Admins group
|
|
in Active Directory, or you must have been delegated
|
|
the appropriate authority. As a security best practice,
|
|
consider using Run as. Run as is described in the
|
|
previous note in this section.
|
|
|
|
14. After the preceding command has finished on the infrastructure
|
|
master, confirm that the preparation of the domain was
|
|
successful. Steps you can take to do this include:
|
|
|
|
* Confirm that no error messages have appeared.
|
|
|
|
* Run any domain controller diagnostic tools that are available.
|
|
|
|
* Open Event Viewer and check the system log for errors or
|
|
unexpected events.
|
|
|
|
15. Evaluate the information you gathered in the previous step and
|
|
choose accordingly:
|
|
|
|
* If adprep /domainprep ran without errors, continue with the
|
|
next step of this procedure.
|
|
|
|
* If adprep /domainprep ran but error messages provided
|
|
instructions for additional steps to take, follow the
|
|
instructions and then return to the confirmation process
|
|
described in the previous step.
|
|
|
|
16. Wait for the changes made by adprep /domainprep to replicate
|
|
from the infrastructure master to other domain controllers. Wait
|
|
at least fifteen minutes, but allow longer (half a day or a day)
|
|
if you have a domain controller in a remote site. If you begin
|
|
to upgrade one of the other domain controllers before the
|
|
changes have replicated, a pop-up message will notify you that
|
|
more time is needed.
|
|
|
|
After you complete this procedure, you can leave your domain
|
|
controllers running Windows 2000 for an indefinite length of time, or
|
|
you can begin the domain controller upgrade immediately.
|
|
|
|
(additional Setup information in EntSrv2.TXT)
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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