Just something to consider. Windows 2002 Server will have some improvements
to Active Directory that are worth waiting for if your CO is sizeable and
already has an X500/LDAP infrastructure built. We went so far as to test the
alpha code to see if it fixed the problems we were seeing & with a couple of
tweaks & recommendations to Mickey$oft, beta code ran the integration fine...
(of course, that was in the lab).
>From a migration stand point, scale up a lab fully, set up 2 BDC's in your
current domain, get them stable & then pull them out & put it in the lab on an
isolated network. Promote 1 to PDC and go to town with migration testing.
Every installation is unique and this exercise is well worth testing. Also
when you're migrating have a back out plan (ie. build a BDC & pull it from
the network just before you execute).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Owsley, Kenneth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 5:53 PM
Subject: Windows 2000 or Windows XP
: I expecting there are a lot of opinions out there. Please, if you haven't
: experienced the migration from NT Server to Windows 2000 Server, please
: don't respond. What I am looking for is the advice of the guys and gals
: who've done the do, so to speak. I don't mean to sound like a jerk,
: please forgive me.
:
: Having said that, my question is simple: I haven't migrated my NT domain
: to Windows 2000 and Active Directory. I am totally jazzed on Windows
: 2000, by comparison, so am ready to migrate. Is there any reason to wait
: for .NET server or Windows XP Server, or what-the-heck-ever it is called?
: You folks that have made the migration, what is your take? Should I go
: ahead with my migration, then do the next version when it stabilizes in
: the market?
:
: You guys are in the trenches, and I hope will tell what the trade rags
: won't. Or maybe there isn't anything to tell? Thanks!
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