Noah gives you good advice - single domain is fine. Political or security issues could change that, but a single domain with multiple sites will make the management pretty easy and straight forward.
As to the migration, get a copy of the Windows .Net Corporate Preview, or if you have MSDN / TechNet, RC1 of Windows .Net. You'll be looking for Active Directory Migration Tool ver 2.0. Fairly simple to use and set up, but just be ready for the fact that you will have to have your target domain in native mode. ADMT will allow you to migrate users, groups, passwords, etc. And, just to clear it up before the inevitable question comes: Native mode means that you have no Windows NT domain controllers (BDC's). Once you go Native, you will not replicate with NT BDCs. However, you CAN have any mix of clients and member servers (NT 3.x, 4.0, 95, 98, ME). Rick Kingslan - Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000] Microsoft Certified Trainer MCSA, MCSE+I - Windows NT / 2000 "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." --- Arthur C. Clarke > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger > Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 3:19 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Help. should we do this?? > > > On the first part, things seem right except the bit about one > site. Seems that if you have five cities, you would want five > sites. Your connectivity should not be a problem at that > speed. And, yes, I believe you should have a GC in each city/site. > > As for the migration bit, someone else.... > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steve&Mags > Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 1:08 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Help. should we do this?? > > > Another question, guess it adds to the first one... > Current users are logging into a NT Domain, we are going to > move our users to the new Win2k Domain, what is the eisiest > way to have users use there previous profile, eliminating > setting up Outlook again and all users settings? Is this possible? > > Thanks > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Steve&Mags > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 1:29 PM > Subject: [ActiveDir] Help. should we do this?? > > > Hi there, > > Question, I had called Microsoft Just for some advise before > I setup our new Domain. I am lucky as we have the chance to > setup a new Forest starting from scratch. We have 5 remote > Cities with Central Administration at our headquarters. Is > the best way to go: 1 Domain, all additional cities setup as > additional DC's in an existing domain, 1 site. This seems to > easy but that is what they suggest. Before I started I just > want to make sure I am doing the right thing. We are on Fiber > with our slowest link- 512K. Should there be a global catalog > in each city, and what other main things should I watch out > for. Hope this is not to much of a broad question...but I > have to start some where. > > Thanks much I you can respond!! > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
