RE: [ActiveDir] Acqusition of 2003 Forest - options & experiences

[Myrick, Todd \(NIH/CC/DCRI\) [E]]

I can vouch for the Aelta/Quest Migration tools and say they are pretty good for NT to AD migrations, and AD to AD migrations.  There was a lot of innovation in the space a couple years ago, but I think most of the solutions today are pretty stable and offer comparable features.  The value of third-party tools is that with some you can get around certain group limitations, password migration issues, and workstation provisioning.   Here is a tip, when evaluating, ask what API’s they use for achieving their migration functions.  Some vendors just write Project Management Code around the MS API’s, others take a more “unique” approach and develop their own API’s to give you more flexibility.   One more thing, several of the vendors only offer professional services instead of access to their software, due to the fact a lot of time you pretty much needed their expertise on site anyway.  I encourage you to have an open mind about that, but also not just assume everything is magic.   Good luck,   Todd   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 2:09 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Acqusition of 2003 Forest - options & experiences   I think you'd be doing yourself a favor to at least look into Quest Software's tools including Migration Manager for Active Directory. While I haven't used that particular tool I have used several of their other tools including their Domain Migration Wizard to move from NT4 to 2000/2003 with much success. They really reduce the workload in my experience and they have so much experience that they are less likely to miss something then if you try to do it manually =) Andrew Fidel Danny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/12/2006 01:18 PM Please respond to ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org To ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org cc   Subject [ActiveDir] Acqusition of 2003 Forest - options & experiences   A company with an independent 2003 Forest has been acquired.  They have Exchange 2003 and a Citrix server.  We have a similar configuration minus Citrix.  The goal is obviously to migrate key AD objects, mailboxes, and servers into our 2003 forest. I understand that ADMT is often the right tool for the job, but I would greatly appreciate hearing your personal experiences and any caveats that you may have run into.  And is it the only tool you need? I am off to read some MS docs on the topic and specifically ADMT. Hopefully I am able to contribute back to the list. Thanks, ...D List info   : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ    : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx