=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Active Directory Tip July 23, 2002
Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - Do you need fast migration relief? http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,4597,00.htm?fastlane(R)migrator =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - AD migration: Upgrade vs. restructure - Dos and don'ts: Passing Exam 70-219 - Ask the Expert: How do I set up DC and AD for Exchange 2000? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Discussion Day today: Doug Davis answers your AD questions - Webcast: Active Directory tuning & optimization - Tip of the Month Contest: Win a Garmin eTrex GPS ___________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: Quest Software DO YOU NEED FAST MIGRATION RELIEF? Eliminate migration headaches! When you participate in Quest Software's Active Directory Management & Migration Program, you can get a FREE license for FastLane(R) Migrator, our certified, field-proven tool for migrating to Windows 2000 and Active Directory. Prevent migration headaches -- visit us today! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,4597,00.htm?fastlane(R)migrator ___________________________________________________________________ AD MIGRATION: UPGRADE VS. RESTRUCTURE | by James Michael Stewart Moving from a Windows NT-based domain to a Windows 2000 Active Directory-based domain brings numerous benefits. In this tip, I'll focus on how to make decisions about the upgrade process itself. When moving from NT domains to Active Directory domains, there are two possible methods you can use: upgrading or restructuring. These are two independent activities but they can be combined in sequential order if desired. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci840222,00.html Got an Active Directory tip of your own? Why not send it in to us? We'll post it on the site, and enter you in our tips contest for great prizes. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsSubmit/1,289485,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DOS AND DON'TS: PASSING EXAM 70-219 | by Douglas A. Paddock Every IT professional would love to find a magical way to passing certification exams easily. Unfortunately, there's no magic pill. There are, however, sure-fire tricks for successfully preparing for exams. Here, expert Douglas Paddock offers some tips to help you prepare for the exam on designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 directory services infrastructure. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci838842,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SETTING UP A DC & AD FOR EXCHANGE 2000 | Ask the Expert A SearchWindows2000 user recently asked: "I have one NT 4.0 (alpha) server. This server is low and doesn't have any disk space to spare. It is the PDC (no BDC in the organization) and it has Exchange 5.0 SP 2 installed on it. We purchased a new server (Intel), and we want the new server to be the DC, ADS (only DC in the organization) and run Exchange 2000 on it. My question is, how do I get it done?" >> CLICK for Scott Schnoll's response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid481102_tax285117,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ANSWERS TO YOUR AD QUESTIONS | Discussion Day Please join Active Directory expert Doug Davis in SearchWindowsManageability's Management Tools Discussion Forum at noon TODAY, July 23, for a discussion on how Active Directory, the replacement for Windows NT 4.0 domains, resolves many of the scalability and availability problems that NT 4.0 domains created. This session will focus on the fault tolerance and replication of Active Directory and how these technical features solve real business problems. >> CLICK for the discussion forum... http://searchwindowsmanageability.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]!viewtype=&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ACTIVE DIRECTORY TUNING AND OPTIMIZATION | Webcast Who: Chris Amaris, Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Convergent Computing and Kenton Gardinier, Senior Consultant with Convergent Computing When: Jul 30, at 01:00 PM EDT (17:00 GMT) Learn tips and best practices for tuning and optimizing Active Directory (AD) databases, replication and keeping AD running efficiently. >> CLICK here to pre-register for the event... http://webevents.broadcast.com/wsp/index.asp?nEventId=2482 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SUBMIT YOUR FAVORITE AD TIP! | User-submitted tip contest Win a Garmin eTrex Global Positioning System. 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