Before you start your upgrade, run the SMS setup with the /testdbupgrade switch on a copy of the SMS 2.0 site database (setup.exe /testdbupgrade SMS_
Then run the Deployment Readiness Wizard (DRW.EXE) on the SMS 2003 CD. It tests the SMS 2.0 site server and creates a list of its components that either passed, failed or generated a warning.
And if you're going to modify your schema for SMS 2003, run the ExtADSch.exe tool after the upgrade. It's located on the SMS 2003 CD under SMSSetup\BIN\I386.
SMS 2.0 clients are upgraded automatically to the SMS 2003 legacy client by default. If you have a large number of SMS 2.0 clients that can't handle the required bandwidth for the upgrade (12 MB), or if you want to go directly to the advanced client, you can stop that auto-upgrade with the Client Upgrade Control tool (Cliupgrade.exe). Refer to the CPIG for how to execute this phased-site upgrade strategy.
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