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move server os to new machine?
Name: mwessel Date: December 3, 2004 at 15:28:47 Pacific OS: 2003 enterprise CPU/Ram: 2.4 celeron/512ddr2
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i'm currently running 2003 enterprise server on an ageing machine, and i want to replace the server without setting everything back up.
what's the easiest way to move active directory, IIS, exchange, and other settings onto the new machine without losing anything? thanks - matt
Name: Zoplax Date: December 5, 2004 at 10:35:38 Pacific
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Ughh, that's a lot of stuff to move...
One option might be to do a "repair install"; Windows XP allows you to do this, I think 2003 does but am not sure. Basically you would install the hard drive into the new 2003 hardware, then run Windows 2003 setup and choose the "Repair Install" option. This process will make Windows tailor your system to the new hardware, but leave application settings pretty much intact.
Hopefully this would work... Ideally I would suggest you create a copy of your server's hard drive, then use that copy to experiment with the Repair Install on the new hardware and see how it goes.
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Response Number 2
Name: jefro Date: December 5, 2004 at 13:45:45 Pacific
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I thought that you could just make another domain server and let it copy it. Then remove the old server.
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Response Number 3
Name: matty fonz Date: December 5, 2004 at 20:20:04 Pacific
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you can use ntbackup to backup the system settings (u can select what settings to back up) copy the .bkf file it creates to cd, install windows 2003 on the new machine and then run the .bkf to restore the settings i never tried it personally but a friend of mine did that with no probs.
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Response Number 4
Name: matty fonz Date: December 5, 2004 at 20:21:48 Pacific
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or you could hook up another dc like you suggested. just make sure you change the shares and other entries pointing to the old server to the new one
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Response Number 5
Name: Curt R Date: December 6, 2004 at 07:59:29 Pacific
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Look into the migration tools on microsoft's web site....some of them are made for doing exactly what the original poster wants to do.
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Response Number 6
Name: caldwdw Date: December 28, 2004 at 10:40:05 Pacific
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Matt did you ever find a solution? I have the same issue at hand.
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