Hi all

My organization has a SBS2003 server and we are migrating it to a Windows Server 2012 R2 platform.

I've just tried a clean setup on a virtual machine configuring a fake domain and configuring an Exchange 2013. I've migrated without problem onto this machine a mail box from the old server and all worked fine, so i'm quite confident that this part of the migration process should work.

After that i decided to start the real migration following this guide 

http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/archive/2013/05/05/step-by-step-adding-a-windows-server-2012-domain-controller-to-an-existing-windows-2003-network.aspx

and then this one

http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/archive/2014/04/02/step-by-step-active-directory-migration-from-windows-server-2003-to-windows-server-2012.aspx

Long story short:

I've added the new 2012R2 machine to the domain and promoted it to domain controller.

I cannot proceed now because there's no replica from the old server to the new, so once i try to shut down the old server nothing related to the domain is no longer working.

ExhangeSrv is the new server. TsMailSrv is the old one.

Here I expected to find an auto generated link to the old server. Once i try to click the "Replicate configuration from the selected DC" the popup shows.

I've tested the DNS but all seems to be working fine:

Another significant test I've done is this one that tell me that no netlogon share is found

Does anyone know what can I do?

Many Thanks in advance

Hi

 Did you transfer fsmo roles to this new 2012 r2,so you have to transfer fsmo roles on demote old sbs 2003 in 21 days.

Check this article about "Transition from Small Business Server to Standard Windows Server" and follow the steps for migration

http://blogs.technet.com/b/infratalks/archive/2012/09/07/transition-from-small-business-server-to-standard-windows-server.aspx

Hi

I have this situation about the FSMO and I think that is correct

The article that you posted isn't helping me. It's just a summarization of what I did.

Any other idea?

Hi

 Could you check dns settings on new DC.Dns needs to be point itself.Also run "netdom query fsmo" for make sure all fsmo roles successfully transfer to new server.

 And run "ipconfig /all" on new dc,for check ip config.