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adprep question
neathneathneath
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Supposing you have a Server 2003 environment and you wish to add the first Server 2008 server.
I realise you need to run adprep/forestprep and adprep/domainprep on the relevant servers but what would happen if you did not run these schema upgrades?
Would the Server 2008 installation prompt you automatically to carry out the above?
I realise you need to run adprep/forestprep and adprep/domainprep on the relevant servers but what would happen if you did not run these schema upgrades?
Would the Server 2008 installation prompt you automatically to carry out the above?
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Optionsastorrs Member Posts: 3,139 ■■■■■■□□□□You can add all the 2008 member servers you like, you only need to run adprep if you want to add 2008 domain controllers.
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OptionsHyper-Me Banned Posts: 2,059No the installation won't prompt you.
You will just likely end up hosing the AD database, though.
Why not just google the technet walkthrough and do it as intended? -
Optionsslinuxuzer Member Posts: 665 ■■■■□□□□□□No the installation won't prompt you.
You will just likely end up hosing the AD database, though.
Why not just google the technet walkthrough and do it as intended?
I imagine it won't let you proceed, I remember not being able to install a R2 domain controller until I ran the correct version of ADprep, the schema was off by one version. Complete pain to figure that one out. -
OptionsMentholMoose Member Posts: 1,525 ■■■■■■■■□□slinuxuzer wrote: »I imagine it won't let you proceed, I remember not being able to install a R2 domain controller until I ran the correct version of ADprep, the schema was off by one version. Complete pain to figure that one out.MentholMoose
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OptionsHyper-Me Banned Posts: 2,059Doesn't it remind you that you needed to run it, but doesnt actually offer to do it for you?
I seem to remember DC promo nagigng me when I put a 2003 DC into a 2000 domain, but it didnt do it for me, i just got a message like "Lord almighty i sure as hell HOPE you ran forestprep and domainprep or GTFO" -
OptionsMentholMoose Member Posts: 1,525 ■■■■■■■■□□Doesn't it remind you that you needed to run it, but doesnt actually offer to do it for you?
I seem to remember DC promo nagigng me when I put a 2003 DC into a 2000 domain, but it didnt do it for me, i just got a message like "Lord almighty i sure as hell HOPE you ran forestprep and domainprep or GTFO"MentholMoose
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OptionsMentholMoose Member Posts: 1,525 ■■■■■■■■□□Why not just google the technet walkthrough and do it as intended?
Running Adprep.exeMentholMoose
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Optionsneathneathneath Member Posts: 438thanks for all the replies.
I was aware of the adprep /forestprep and adprep /domainprep requirement but I was not sure in a "what if" scenario if the user forgot to run these commands when adding a new 2008 domain controller to a 2003 domain.
I would think that the system will prompt in some way as indicated in your replies and the technet article above. thanks again. -
Optionsastorrs Member Posts: 3,139 ■■■■■■□□□□neathneathneath wrote: »I would think that the system will prompt in some way as indicated in your replies and the technet article above.
In other words, no risk. -
Optionsearweed Member Posts: 5,192 ■■■■■■■■■□neathneathneath wrote: »Supposing you have a Server 2003 environment and you wish to add the first Server 2008 server.
I realise you need to run adprep/forestprep and adprep/domainprep on the relevant servers but what would happen if you did not run these schema upgrades?
Would the Server 2008 installation prompt you automatically to carry out the above?No longer work in IT. Play around with stuff sometimes still and fix stuff for friends and relatives.