> > i find it a little misleading. it sure makes it sound like all i have to
> > do
> > is put in the first R2 disk and choose "upgrade".
>
> The first disk of the R2 set is Win 2k3 SP1. The second disk of the R2 set
> is the new R2 features.
>
> If you were upgrading from Win 2k SP4 you would put in the first Disk of the
> R2 set (after running adprep on your Win 2k schema master to prepare the
> domain for Win 2k3) and run setup. This would upgrade the Win 2k SP4 server
> to Win 2k3 SP1. After the final reboot it would then request the second disk
> of the R2 set and you have the choice to install the second disk or not.
> Best practice is to only install the services on a server that are needed.
> If you don't need any of the new R2 features on the server don't install
> them.
>
>
> If your server is already Win 2k3 SP1, there is no need to use the first
> disk of the R2 set. If this server is one server that you want to use the
> new R2 features on you would put in the second disk of the R2 set and run
> setup2 to install the new R2 features.
>
> Example, you want to use the new DFSR features on two of say ten servers in
> a win 2k3 domain with all servers already running SP1. You would run adprep
> on the schema master for the existing domain using the second disk of the R2
> set to prepare the domain for the new R2 features. Then you would install
> the R2 features on the two servers you want to use the new R2 replication
> features on by running setup2 from the second disk of the R2 set on ONLY
> those two servers.
>
> hth
> DDS
>
>
>
> "raseron" <raseron[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A6404209-73A4-4558-92C8-CA46DC0738F5[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > danny,
> >
> > again, thanks. have you seen this:
> >
> >
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/9015ae87-dff0-4291-9079-98a6e8e567b11033.mspx?mfr=true> >
> > i find it a little misleading. it sure makes it sound like all i have to
> > do
> > is put in the first R2 disk and choose "upgrade". is that because it's
> > not
> > addressing the issue of domain controller in that particular article?
> >
> > ross
> >
> > "Danny Sanders" wrote:
> >
> >> > thanks, danny. will adprep be on the R2 disks?
> >>
> >> It will be on the second disk of the R2 set.
> >>
> >>
> >> hth
> >> DDS
> >>
> >>
> >> "raseron" <raseron[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:7E73D1DD-A8FC-4862-996E-22C278EDB32A[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >> > thanks, danny. will adprep be on the R2 disks?
> >> >
> >> > ross
> >> >
> >> > "Danny Sanders" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> >i have a 2k3 sp1 std server that i'd like to upgrade to server 2k3
> >> >> >std
> >> >> >r2
> >> >>
> >> >> To update a Win 2k3 SP 1 server to R2 you first need to run adprep on
> >> >> the
> >> >> schema master for the domain to prepare the domain for the R2
> >> >> features,
> >> >> then
> >> >> run setup2 from the second disk of the R2 set. R2 contains some
> >> >> updated
> >> >> features (such as DFSR) You would install those updated features
> >> >> (running
> >> >> setup2) on the individual servers that you want to use those updated
> >> >> features on.
> >> >>
> >> >> > sp2.
> >> >>
> >> >> You can down load SP2 from the Windows update site. Sp2 really has
> >> >> nothing
> >> >> to do with R2.
> >> >>
> >> >> hth
> >> >> DDS
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "raseron" <raseron[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:E37F0663-AE88-476E-B57E-6D79EE51A48E[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >> >> >i have a 2k3 sp1 std server that i'd like to upgrade to server 2k3
> >> >> >std
> >> >> >r2
> >> >> > sp2. it's a dc and runs exchange 2k3 sp2.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > is the upgrade as simple as running the setup.exe off disk 1?
> >> >> > that's
> >> >> > what
> >> >> > i
> >> >> > seem to be reading, but i've got it in my head that upgrading
> >> >> > servers
> >> >> > can't
> >> >> > be that simple.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > thanking all replies in advance ...
> >> >> >
> >> >> > ross
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
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