=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Active Directory Tip Sept. 23, 2003
Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Free IDC white paper on Active Directory Deployments! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,18670,00.htm?aelita - Active Directory Essentials eBook http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,18662,00.htm?netiq =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Seize the day (with FSMOs) - Changing the IP address on a domain controller - Ask Paul Hinsberg: Steps involved in a fresh BDC install 2. WHAT'S NEW - Featured Topic: Big-iron Windows in the data center? - Best Web Links: User settings and permissions - Learning Guide: Planning and designing your Active Directory - Tip Contest: Time is running out! Submit your tip today! ____________________________________________________________________ ****************** SPONSORED BY: Aelita Software ******************* How does your company compare to the rest of the industry in its deployment of Active Directory? In this white paper, analyst Al Gillen from IDC shows why enterprises are moving to Active Directory and how they are progressing with their deployments. Also, Al discusses the need for third-party Active Directory management products to enhance security, ease administration, and streamline integration. Register for your free IDC white paper today. http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,18670,00.htm?aelita ____________________________________________________________________ SEIZE THE DAY (WITH FSMOs) | by James Michael Stewart Seizing an FSMO role should only be performed in extreme circumstances. Your primary FSMO role server host should be permanently inaccessible, offline, or irreparably damaged. If the original FSMO host is ever returned to the network, there can be some serious problems to deal with. While FSMO transfer can be handled through GUI Windows interfaces, FSMO seizure is easiest when performed from a command line. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci928681,00.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, complete the following steps. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci924473,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= STEPS INVOLVED IN A FRESH BDC INSTALL | Ask Paul Hinsberg Dear Paul: I'm working on an NT 4.0 upgrade to a Win2k domain. I have a small network with three locations. The PDC resides at our main location, and then there are two BDCs at the remote locations. I'd like to do a fresh install for another BDC in our main location, promote it to PDC and then do the upgrade on that computer. What is the next step? Should I DCPROMO on the new Win2k server and then upgrade the remote location BDCs? Or upgrade the remote BDCs first? Or do I have it all wrong? >> CLICK for Paul Hinsberg's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid548381_tax285115,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ************************* 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,,18662,00.htm?netiq ___________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S NEW =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BIG-IRON WINDOWS IN THE DATA CENTER? | Featured Topic Old prejudices against Microsoft high-end server performance die hard. But 64-bit computing and new Unix-like features in Windows Server 2003 are hinting at a new direction for the data center. Check out the articles, tips, white papers and resources in this week's featured topic and see if big-iron Windows could -- or should -- be in your future. http://www.searchWin2000.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci927572,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USER SETTINGS AND PERMISSIONS | Best Web Links Find out how to optimize your Windows user settings for the best productivity and security with this handpicked selection of articles, tips and advice from around the Web. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/bestWebLinks/0,294268,sid1_tax294663,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TIME IS RUNNING OUT! SUBMIT YOUR TIP TODAY! | Tip Contest If you want a shot at this month's awesome prize, a Digitalway MPIO FL100 256 MB MP3 player with FM and voice recorder, you better get cracking! You've only got one week left to submit your Windows-related tip for a chance to win. 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