Hello all,
I'm in the process of doing a major overhaul of a network. I want to ensure
that I haven't missed any major steps that will come back & haunt/kill me
later.
Current Config:
(1) 2 NT 4.x Domains connected via a trust. Used to be 2 companies that
merged into 1.
(2) Both domains connected via WAN using DNS, WINS & DHCP. Clients include
NT4 WS, Win9x & Win ME.
(3) Two Exchange 5.5 servers. 2 sites into 1 Organization. Connected usina
Site connected.
(4) Total of 6 sites connected via T1's & fiber.
My plans:
(1) Create an entirely new Win2k domain (say 'XYZ') & setup a trusts to
both NT 4 domains, say 'ABC' & 'DEF' domains. RE: The PDCs in each site
are not stable & there's just too much junk that doesn't need to be migrated
(2) Export/Import NT 4 users into Win2k domain (Slowly)
(3) Setup the Exchange 2k server. This is where I'm kinda lost...I was
going to setup a 3rd site in the same organization. Export mailboxes using
exmerge to .pst files & import them into the E2k server.
The Win2k domain will be using DNS only. The "harder" part is that we are
no longer using the domain names 'abc' & 'def' but our newly merged name
'xyz' so we can be ONE organization. Some legwork but workable.
My only other concern is the tree & forest structure. I was thinking
something like hq.xyz.com for the main site, siteN.xyz.com where each site
has it's own site name that is connected via a router. Not sure if that is
better or just have mycompany.xyz.com for everything.
Any advice is welcome. NOTE: Unfortunatly, I haven't attended any Win2k/E2k
classes...it's been all OJT. I have setup a Win2k & E2k domain before but
not for a WAN environment.
TIA
Terry
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