I think it's worth mentioning that that a GC full sync. doesn't occur as a direct result of a forest prep. Although many attributes need membership in the PAS, they are not added to the PAS during the forestprep operation itself, instead they're added when the forest functional level advances to or exceeds 1 (Interim and 2003 Native). This ensures that no Windows 2K DCs remain which subsequently ensures no GC full. sync will occur.
Dean -- Dean Wells MSEtechnology * Tel: +1 (954) 501-4307 * Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://msetechnology.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Murray Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 10:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] W2K SCHEMA EXTEND A couple of points on this. 1. Schema updates are made on the DC holding the Schema Master FSMO role. While this (as well as all other roles) is automatically assigned to the first DC in the forest, the role can be transferred to any other DC in the forest. In other words the statement about starting the replication in the empty forest root may not be accurate. A quick way to find out which DCs have which FSMO roles is to run the command: netdom query fsmo 2. The Windows Server 2003 schema update results in a GC full sync. As you have several domains, this could result in a high level of replication traffic between GCs in your network. Consider the timing of your update carefully. 3. Not all Windows Server 2003 attributes will be immediately available while you still have Windows 2000 DCs. An example is lastLogonTimeStamp, which I believe requires Windows Server 2003 domain functional level. There are other examples, so check which attributes you want to use before running the schema update. Tony ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- Wrom: YOQKEDOTWFAOBUZXUWLSZLKBRNVWWCUFPEGAUTFJMVRESK Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 09:25:57 -0400 You read correctly. Once the schema is extended, you can apply what ever needed those attributes (i.e., GPO for Windows XP attributes) with the MMC snap-ins containing the names of those attributes. Ken Adams -----Original Message----- Wrom: PNKMBIPBARHDMNNSKVFVWRKJVZCMHVIBGD [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brown, Bill [contractor] Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 9:14 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] W2K SCHEMA EXTEND Ken, Thanks for the reply - your answer pretty much fits in with what I had intended to do. Once the replication is out to all DCs - then anything that needed to work with the extended schema could - is that correct? Or am I reading between the lines? R/Bill -----Original Message----- Wrom: ADRZFSQHYUCDDJBLVLMHAALPTCXLYRWTQT [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Adams, Kenneth W (Ken) Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 8:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] W2K SCHEMA EXTEND If you read the upgrade documentation for W2K3, you will find that you have to extend the forest schema before you install the first W2K3 DC. Extend the schema on the empty root domain with the forestprep option, then allow sufficient time for the schema extension to replicate through ALL DCs in your forest. Ken Adams -----Original Message----- Wrom: IPWIGYOKSTTZRCLBDXRQBGJSNBOHMKHJYF [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brown, Bill [contractor] Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 8:24 AM To: ActiveDirList Subject: [ActiveDir] W2K SCHEMA EXTEND To All, I have recently been advised that one of the domains within our forest has a need to start using some of the W2K3 attributes. The current setup throughout the forest is W2K and SP4 with an empty root and then child domains truncated on downward. The forest will be migrated to W2K3 at some point in the not too distant future - but it will not be in time to satisfy the needs of this one domain. Is it possible for me to extend the forest schema [presume from the empty root] by running W2K3 forestprep and staying at the current W2K? R/Bill ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.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/
