Free Windows Help Tutorials sponsored by inkjet printer cartridges dot org /title> <META HTTP-EQUIV="imagetoolbar" CONTENT="no"> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=ISO 8859-1"> <META name="description" Content="Hundreds of downloadable Windows help tutorials, articles and how-to guides sponsored by inkjet printer cartridges dot org."><style type="text/css">  </style> </head> <body bgcolor=#999999 vlink=blue link=blue> <span name = "INTRA" class="pg" style="top:0px; left:5px; width:714px; height:1010px"></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:0px; left:5px; height:1010px; width:714px' class='img'> <img src="pg0001im.png" height = "1010 width = "714" border="0"> </span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:51px; left:499px' class="ft7"><pre><font face='Helvetica'>End User Support:Windows NT/2000</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:103px; left:122px' class="ft4"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>Server</b> <b>Upgrade:</b> <b>Win</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:153px; left:176px' class="ft4"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>NT</b> <b>To</b> <b>Win</b> <b>2000</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:248px; left:94px' class="ft2"><pre><font face='Arial'><i><b>Choosing</b></i> <i><b>the</b></i> <i><b>upgrade</b></i> <i><b>path,</b></i> <i><b>rather</b></i> <i><b>than</b></i> <i><b>installing</b></i> <i><b>Windows</b></i> <i><b>2000</b></i> <i><b>from</b></i> <i><b>scratch,</b></i> <i><b>is</b></i> <i><b>the</b></i> <i><b>easiest</b></i></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:268px; left:93px' class="ft2"><pre><font face='Arial'><i><b>option</b></i> <i><b>when</b></i> <i><b>a</b></i> <i><b>server</b></i> <i><b>is</b></i> <i><b>already</b></i> <i><b>set</b></i> <i><b>up</b></i> <i><b>and</b></i> <i><b>running</b></i> <i><b>on</b></i> <i><b>a</b></i> <i><b>network.</b></i> <i><b>However,</b></i> <i><b>there</b></i> <i><b>are</b></i> <i><b>certain</b></i></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:289px; left:228px' class="ft2"><pre><font face='Arial'><i><b>precautions</b></i> <i><b>you</b></i> <i><b>should</b></i> <i><b>take</b></i> <i><b>before</b></i> <i><b>proceeding.</b></i></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:321px; left:582px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>By Dave Cook</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:398px; left:77px' class="ft0"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>F</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:403px; left:104px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>irst, the good news: the vast ma </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:403px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>cally, there are two options to consider:</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:403px; left:480px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>To fully take advantage of Active</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:415px; left:104px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>jority of upgrades from Win </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:415px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>whether to retain the existing domain</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:415px; left:466px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>Directory, Microsoft advises fewer</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:427px; left:104px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>dows NT Server to Windows</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:427px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>structure, or whether to consolidate</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:427px; left:466px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>and larger domains. So a good reason</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:439px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>2000 Server proceed without a hitch.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:439px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>the domain structure so that the net </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:439px; left:466px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>to implement the restructuring proc </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:451px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>Although installation is a lengthier</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:451px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>work architecture can be tailored to</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:451px; left:466px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>ess before the upgrade would be, for</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:463px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>process than with Windows NT, a</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:463px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>suit your company's requirements.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:463px; left:466px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>example, when the design of Active</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:475px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>much improved setup streamlines the</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:475px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>Bear in mind, however, that there is no</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:475px; left:466px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>Directory calls for only two domains</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:487px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>upgrade significantly.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:487px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>reason to restructure an organisation</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:487px; left:466px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>and yet your company presently has</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:499px; left:91px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>All the same, even the most experi </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:499px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>that contains only one domain.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:499px; left:466px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>four. Eliminating the two extra do </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:511px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>enced NT administrators would do</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:511px; left:286px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>Retaining the existing domain</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:511px; left:466px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>mains would simplify the upgrade</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:523px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>well to familiarise themselves with the</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:523px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>structure is by far the easiest option,</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:523px; left:466px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>and deployment of Active Directory.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:535px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>installation routine before attempting</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:535px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>because it avoids having to upgrade all</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:535px; left:480px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>Be warned, though, that restructur </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:547px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>the real thing. There are important de </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:547px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>of the operating systems included in</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:547px; left:466px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>ing domains beforehand is no easy</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:559px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>cisions to be made, both before and</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:559px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>the domain in one fell swoop. Besides,</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:559px; left:466px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>task. Points to look out for include the</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:571px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>during the upgrade, that will directly</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:571px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>the typical Windows 2000 Server will</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:571px; left:466px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>following:</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:583px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>affect the performance and reliability</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:583px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>be perfectly happy in a mixed net </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:595px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>of the machine.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:595px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>working environment that supports,</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:596px; left:466px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>G</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:595px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>The recommended size limit of the</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:607px; left:91px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>While Windows 2000 is more</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:607px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>for instance, Windows 2000 Profes </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:607px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>Security Account Manager (SAM)</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:619px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>power hungry than Windows NT, it is</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:619px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>sional, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:619px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>is only 40 MB. But companies with</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:631px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>also more adaptable. Minimum re </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:631px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>9x.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:631px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>a large assembly of users, groups</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:643px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>quirements include a 133 MHz Pen </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:643px; left:286px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>In the majority of situations, imple </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:643px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>and computers will already have a</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:655px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>tium compatible processor, 256 MB of</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:655px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>menting the restructuring process is</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:655px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>large SAM; in which case, do not</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:667px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>RAM (128 MB min, 4 GB max), plus at</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:667px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>best performed later, after the up </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:667px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>combine domains if their united</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:679px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>least 1 GB of available hard disk space.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:679px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>grade, and once any minor problems</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:679px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>SAM databases will be greater than</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:691px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>Up to four CPUs are supported on one</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:691px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>have been eliminated. The benefits of</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:691px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>40 MB.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:703px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>server.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:703px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>restructuring under Windows 2000 in </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:705px; left:466px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>G</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:703px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>Even if the size of the combined</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:715px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>clude the capability to move domain</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:715px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>SAM database is less than 40 MB, it</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:729px; left:77px' class="ft2"><pre><font face='Arial'><i><b>Restructuring</b></i></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:727px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>controllers between domains without</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:727px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>follows that SAM replication traffic</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:739px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>reinstalling the OS. In most cases, the</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:739px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>will inevitably increase. Always</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:751px; left:91px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>Administrators can choose whether</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:751px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>only work required in the resource do </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:751px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>verify beforehand that the network</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:763px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>to upgrade member servers before up </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:763px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>mains beforehand will involve mov </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:763px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>can actually handle this upsurge.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:775px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>grading domains, or vice versa. If</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:775px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>ing applications and services from</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:777px; left:466px' class="ft3"><pre><font face='Arial'>G</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:775px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>Certain domains may have been</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:787px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>member servers are upgraded first</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:787px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>domain controllers to member servers.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:787px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>specifically created to delegate ad </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:799px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>then a variety of features become</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:799px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>ministrative tasks. It stands to rea </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:811px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>available, though none that require the</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:813px; left:272px' class="ft2"><pre><font face='Arial'><i><b>Active</b></i> <i><b>Directory</b></i></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:811px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>son, therefore, that eliminating</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:823px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>new directory service, Active Direc </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:823px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>these domains will disrupt the sys </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:835px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>tory. Note that, when upgrading do </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:835px; left:286px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>Although Active Directory can be</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:835px; left:481px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>tem.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:847px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>main controllers in an existing NT</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:847px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>implemented at any time after the up </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:859px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>domain, the primary domain control </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:859px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>grade, careful planning of its design is</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:859px; left:480px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>For further information regarding</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:871px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>ler (PDC) must be upgraded first.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:871px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>vital from a very early stage. Under</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:871px; left:466px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>the restructuring of domains, adminis </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:883px; left:91px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>Certain decisions need to be ad </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:883px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>certain conditions, therefore, it may be</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:883px; left:466px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>trators will find Microsoft's Windows</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:895px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>dressed concerning the structure of the</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:895px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>better to restructure domains before </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:895px; left:466px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>2000 Server deployment guide ex </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:907px; left:77px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>domain about to be upgraded. Basi </font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:907px; left:272px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>hand.</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:907px; left:466px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>tremely useful. The guide is available</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:943px; left:260px' class="ft5"><pre><font face='Arial'><b>PC</b> <b>Network</b> <b>Advisor</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:955px; left:52px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>Issue 120 (July 2000) page 9</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:955px; left:617px' class="ft1"><pre><font face='Arial'>File: E1721.1</font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:962px; left:302px' class="ft6"><pre><font face='Helvetica'><b>www.itp journals.com</b></font></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" class='nav' style='left: 357px; top: 1010px'><pre><< < GO <a href='page0002.htm'>></a> <a href='page0002.htm'>>></a></pre></span> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:1050px; left:50px' class="ft4"><pre><b><font color="#FF0000" size="3" face="Arial">New!</font><font color="#FF0000" size="3" face="Arial Narrow"> </font><font size="2" face="Arial">The best sites for quality <a href="http://www.inkjet-printer-cartridges.org">inkjet printer cartridges</a> and the best sites for <a href="http://www.cheap-inkjet-cartridges.com">cheap inkjet cartridges</a></font></b></pre></span></body> <span name = "INTRA" style='top:1100px; left:300px' class="ft4"><pre><b><font color="#FF0000" size="3" face="Arial"><a href="../index.html">Windows Help Desk Home</a> </font></b></pre></span></body></html>