Migration of a domain controller to child domain controller

Vik

Hi All,

I have a domain (domain A) with one pair of redundant domain
controllers and several number of PCs, organization units, users etc.
This domain is a standalone something, there is no difficult tree
structure.
There is an other network (domain B) with root domain controller and a
certain number of child domain controllers. Unfortunatelly I have to
put the previously mentioned domain (A) to this structure. I dont want
to loose any information related to the old structure, but the domain
controllers of domain A shall become child domain controllers of
domain B.

Is it possible to do this?
If so where can I found documents specifically for this type of
migration?

Thanks in advance!

Regards

Vik

jwd

It is not possible to join forests or move domains intact from one forest to
another. To do this you will have to migrate the individual users, groups,
computers into a domain in Forest B from Domain A.

Once the migration is complete you can then demote your DC's in Domain A and
collapse the domain. These servers can then be promoted as DC's in one of
the domains in Forest B or used to create a new domain in the forest.

For the migration search for information on Active Directory Migration Tool
(ADMT).

Best Regards
Joe Dunn MCSE

"Vik" wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I have a domain (domain A) with one pair of redundant domain
> controllers and several number of PCs, organization units, users etc.
> This domain is a standalone something, there is no difficult tree
> structure.
> There is an other network (domain B) with root domain controller and a
> certain number of child domain controllers. Unfortunatelly I have to
> put the previously mentioned domain (A) to this structure. I dont want
> to loose any information related to the old structure, but the domain
> controllers of domain A shall become child domain controllers of
> domain B.
>
> Is it possible to do this?
> If so where can I found documents specifically for this type of
> migration?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Regards
>
> Vik
>
>

Jorge Silva

Hi
As jwd said you can't merge one forest into another, the best you can do s
to migrate all objects from one doman to another, you'll have to
rebuild/recreate the OU structure

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I hope that the information above helps you.
Have a Nice day.

Jorge Silva
MCSE, MVP Directory Services
"Vik" <> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> I have a domain (domain A) with one pair of redundant domain
> controllers and several number of PCs, organization units, users etc.
> This domain is a standalone something, there is no difficult tree
> structure.
> There is an other network (domain B) with root domain controller and a
> certain number of child domain controllers. Unfortunatelly I have to
> put the previously mentioned domain (A) to this structure. I dont want
> to loose any information related to the old structure, but the domain
> controllers of domain A shall become child domain controllers of
> domain B.
>
> Is it possible to do this?
> If so where can I found documents specifically for this type of
> migration?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Regards
>
> Vik
>