=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Active Directory Administration Tip September 16, 2003
Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Free Software Eval - Do More with Group Policy! use Policy Maker http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,18336,00.htm?autoprof - Active Directory Essentials eBook http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,18335,00.htm?netiq =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Juggling your AD FSMOs - Changing the IP address on a domain controller - Ask Paul Hinsberg: When are multiple domains better than one? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Learning Guide: Planning and designing your Active Directory - Featured Topic: Oops! Your top 10 bloopers - Webcast: Optimizing AD for maximum performance - Tip Contest: Only two weeks left to win -- a 256 MB MP3 player ___________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: AutoProf Policy Maker: Do More with Group Policy - Free Eval AutoProf's new Policy Maker doubles what you can do with Group Policy. Manage service packs, hot fixes, printers, Outlook profiles, drives, files, folders, shortcuts, and Internet, registry, and application settings -- all with Group Policy. Supports the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) and Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) snap-in. >> CLICK HERE for free evaluation software: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,18336,00.htm?autoprof ___________________________________________________________________ JUGGLING YOUR AD FSMOS | by James Michael Stewart Over the life of your Active Directory domain network, there will be cause for shifting your Flexible Single Master Operation (FSMO) roles from one system to another. System crashes, hardware failures, equipment upgrade, infrastructure design, or explosive growth are all issues that may encourage or necessitate moving an FSMO. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci927897,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CHANGING THE IP ADDRESS ON A DOMAIN CONTROLLER | by Eileen Crabtree Changing your IP address on an Active Directory domain controller can cause many issues with the DNS server on that machine. To change the IP address successfully and without incident, simply complete the steps contained in this tip. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci924473,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHEN ARE MULTIPLE DOMAINS BETTER THAN ONE? | Ask Paul Hinsberg Dear Paul: When should one consider multiple domains for the enterprise? Currently, we have all users in a single domain. Our European sites are requesting a domain for each country. Our primary application program is J.D. Edwards and we are using Lotus Notes. With Win2000, I don't see much advantage to going to multiple domains. >> CLICK here for Paul Hinsberg's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid549451_tax285115,00.html Want more tips like these last two? Then sign up to receive SearchWin2000.com's "Tips from our Experts" biweekly newsletter. Just one click will automatically activate your free subscription: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?cid=457574&em=&tid=3107&FE=1 ___________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: NetIQ Active Directory Essentials eBook Gain the technical information you need to harness the power of Active Directory. Register now for the FREE eBook, "Windows 2003: Active Directory Administration Essentials," brought to you by NetIQ. Industry expert Jeremy Moskowitz will detail best practices for deploying, implementing and managing Active Directory in a Windows 2003 environment. Take control of Active Directory. >> Download it now: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,18335,00.htm?netiq ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PLANNING AND DESIGNING YOUR ACTIVE DIRECTORY | Learning Guide SearchWin2000.com's new Active Directory Learning Guide will bring you up to speed quickly on this important Windows technology. The guide is comprised of a mix of definitions, tips, hints, Ask the Expert answers, technical articles, featured topics and webcasts, all divided into five user-friendly sections: AD basics, planning, migration, deployment and resources. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci916094,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OOPS! YOUR TOP 10 BLOOPERS | Featured Topic What's the point of screwing up if you can't turn your mishap into a funny story for your friends and peers? Read our 10 most popular bloopers of the year to laugh and learn. http://www.searchWin2000.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci922294,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OPTIMIZING AD FOR MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE | Upcoming Webcast Who: Kenton Gardinier, senior consultant with Convergent Computing Premieres: September 19, 9 a.m. ET Learn real-world best practices for optimizing Active Directory database and replication performance. This session will also examine new features that streamline performance in Windows Server 2003. >> CLICK to register now... http://webevents.broadcast.com/techtarget/Win2k/062603/index.asp?loc=01 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ONLY TWO WEEKS LEFT TO WIN -- A 256 MB MP3 PLAYER | Tip Contest Will we see you in September? If you have any interest in this month's prize, a Digitalway MPIO FL100 256 MB MP3 player, you'd better get cracking. 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