You *expected* something to break? * *
*ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 11:56 AM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > I extended our Schema last week and amazingly, nothing broke. Now, > before deploying the first 2K8 DC I am running though this “checklist”:*** > * > > > http://blogs.technet.com/b/glennl/archive/2009/08/21/w2k3-to-w2k8-active-directory-upgrade-considerations.aspx > **** > > ** ** > > In some cases I am going to create an equivalent GPO and turn it on. > Eventually all W2K8 equivalent GPO’s will be on and we’ll know at least > when we do stand up the first 2K8 DC it’s unlikely a new GPO setting will > break things.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Brian Desmond [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, June 28, 2012 8:50 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Schema upgrade/rollback**** > > ** ** > > *Yes – that is the only back out plan.* > > * * > > *Thanks,* > > *Brian Desmond* > > *[email protected]* > > * * > > *w – 312.625.1438 | c – 312.731.3132* > > * * > > *From:* David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Friday, June 08, 2012 11:48 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Schema upgrade/rollback**** > > ** ** > > I’m not worried in the least, my fellow non-AD educated folks have > paranoia about what happens if something breaks so I have to give them an > answer. I told them simply a forest restore.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Brian Desmond [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Friday, June 08, 2012 2:56 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Schema upgrade/rollback**** > > ** ** > > *What is it that you fear will happen that this proposed process will > protect you from?*** > > * * > > *Thanks,* > > *Brian Desmond* > > *[email protected]* <[email protected]>** > > * * > > *w – 312.625.1438 | c – 312.731.3132* > > * * > > *From:* David Lum [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > *Sent:* Friday, June 08, 2012 2:32 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Schema upgrade/rollback**** > > ** ** > > In this day and age of VM’s, what would be the simplest way to test and > possibly roll back a schema extension? Would this work?**** > > ** ** > > **1. **Power down all DC’s**** > > **2. **Snapshot schema master**** > > **3. **Power up schema master**** > > **4. **Extend schema **** > > **5. **Smoke test **** > > **a. **If there are failures revert to snapshot**** > > **b. **If all checks out OK power up remaining DC’s**** > > *David Lum* > Systems Engineer // NWEATM > Office 503.548.5229 //* *Cell (voice/text) 503.267.9764**** > > ** ** > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
