To date, I haven't found an instance where NT4 was more stable than Win2k. ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jeremy Young [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 12:50 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Justications to Migrate to Active Directory > > > I don't know if this will be of any importance, but I have > seen several > instances where windows 2000 is much more stable than NT4. Case in > point, I was working for a defense contractor and we had 5 mail > servers(exch. 5.5) and they notoriously went down. If we > didn't reboot > the servers once a week, they would go down. We took one of the lower > tasked servers(500 users) and put it on windows 2000 and > didn't have to > reboot it for a month and it was still running like a champ. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > Roger Seielstad > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 11:10 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Justications to Migrate to Active Directory > > > Add to that the fact that Exchange 5.5 is end of support at the same > time, and its pretty much a no brainer. > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > Atlanta, GA > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Van Donk, Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 11:46 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Justications to Migrate to Active Directory > > > > > > Cliff, > > > > I think that the link below says it all: > > > > http://microsoft.com/ntserver/ProductInfo/Availability/Retiring.asp > > > > No more support for NT4 after the end of this year. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Clifford Airhart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 11:37 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [ActiveDir] Justications to Migrate to Active Directory > > > > > > I am currently compiling information and trying to find good > > justifications to migrate our Windows NT base network to Active > > Directory. We are a medium size company. We don't have any direct > > requirements to implement AD, like we must upgrade to > > Exchange2000(which requires AD). I can see a few benefits, but my > > management wants to see quantified justifications. For example, by > > migrating to AD you can save > > 1 hour in setting up a new user with RIS. > > > > Does anyone know I good website that would show time saved or > > something > > more concrete and specific than Microsoft's marketing jargon? > > > > Has anyone gone through a similar experience with their company? > > > > I would appreciate your insights and advice!!! Thanks!!! > > > > > > Cliff Airhart > > Answer Financial Inc. > > Senior Systems Administrator - Server Support / eBusiness > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 818.644.4225 We answer to you. > > > > 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/ > > > 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/ > 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/
