Windows 2000 Presidents Office/Office of General Counsel Domain Server/Workstation upgrade and implementation report Date: Presenter: Tom Merriam Contact info:
The Environment 6 printers Presofcnt NT Domain Popresofc 32 PCs 9x/NT/w2k 29 Users
The Environment 6 printers Presofcnt NT Domain Popresofc 32 PCs 9x/NT/w2k 29 Users Presofcnt = file/Print Server
The Environment 6 printers Presofcnt NT Domain Popresofc 32 PCs 9x/NT/w2k 29 Users Presofcnt = file/Print Server 2 Depts: Presidents Office and Office of General Counsel
The Environment 6 printers Presofcnt NT Domain Popresofc 32 PCs 9x/NT/w2k 29 Users Presofcnt = file/Print Server 2 Depts: Presidents Office and Office of General Counsel 6 Network printers were shared from Presofcnt, 2 to the Presidents Office and 4 to the Office of General Counsel
The Environment 6 printers Presofcnt NT Domain Popresofc 32 PCs 9x/NT/w2k 29 Users Presofcnt = file/Print Server 2 Depts: Presidents Office and Office of General Counsel 6 Network printers were shared from Presofcnt, 2 to the Presidents Office and 4 to the Office of the General Counsel Passwords in this NT domain were usually different than ASURITE passwords
Easy Migration
1.Able to have both servers on network: moving shares and mapping drives was seamless Presofcnt Presofc2000
Easy Migration 1.Able to have both servers on network: moving shares and mapping drives was seemless 2.No policies were set up Presofcnt Presofc2000
Easy Migration 1.Able to have both servers on network: moving shares and mapping drives was seemless 2.No policies were set up 3.No logon scripts or profiles on presofcnt server Presofcnt Presofc2000
Easy Migration 1.Able to have both servers on network: moving shares and mapping drives was seamless 2.No policies were set up 3.No logon scripts or profiles on presofcnt server 4.Only 1 local security group for each area Presofcnt Presofc2000
The Objective 6 printers Presofcnt 32 PCs 9x/NT/w2k 29 Users6 printers Presofcnt NT Domain Popresofc 32 PCs 9x/NT/w2k 29 Users
The Objective 6 printers Presofcnt NT Domain Popresofc 32 PCs 9x/NT/w2k 29 Users Create ASURITE OU M.PRES
The Objective 6 printers Presofcnt NT Domain Popresofc 32 PCs 9x/NT/w2k 29 Users Create ASURITE OU M.PRES Create Sub OU Structure
The Objective 6 printers Presofcnt NT Domain Popresofc 32 PCs 9x/NT/w2k 29 Users Create ASURITE OU M.PRES Create Sub OU Structure Presofc2000
The Objective 6 printers Presofcnt NT Domain Popresofc 32 PCs 9x/NT/w2k 29 Users Create ASURITE OU M.PRES Create Sub OU Structure Presofc2000 Create Shares and move all files
The Objective 6 printers Presofcnt NT Domain Popresofc 32 PCs 9x/NT/w2k 29 Users Create ASURITE OU M.PRES Create Sub OU Structure Presofc2000 Share printers from new server Create Shares and move all files
The Objective 6 printers Presofcnt NT Domain Popresofc 32 PCs 9x/NT/w2k 29 Users Create ASURITE OU M.PRES Create Sub OU Structure Touch every machine: Change workstation Name, join ASURITE, set consistent Admin passwords, local profiles, security, service packs etc. Presofc2000 Share printers from new server Create Shares and move all files
The Objective 6 printers Presofcnt NT Domain Popresofc 32 PCs 9x/NT/w2k 29 Users Presofc2000 Create ASURITE OU M.PRES Create Sub OU Structure Change users popresofc passwords to the same as ASURITE in order to map to both servers Share printers from new server Create Shares and move all files Touch every machine: Change workstation Name, join ASURITE, set consistent Admin passwords, local profiles, security, service packs etc.
Steps to Success Create Share for all documentation
Steps to Success Create Project Plan Doc with Timeline and due dates
Steps to Success Create Spreadsheet of usernames, shares, printers and schedule of workstation configuration
Steps to Success Create Step-by-Step Workstation Configuration Checklist, this will vary for 9x/NT/W2K
Important Issues Workstation Configuration
Important Issues Workstation Configuration Computer Names - PO Computers should be loaded into AD before you add the workstation so that you dont have to move them out of the default Computer container into their OUs later User profiles – Desktop, Outlook configuration, PrtScn Mapped drives to shares on either server Passwords to old server were changed to ASURITE passwords for ease of connection Set Admin passwords, Service packs, critical upgrades etc. Check AD for any errors
Important Issues Workstation Configuration Publishing Printers in the AD & DNS
Publishing Printers in AD
FQDN must be the same as the DNS record of the Server or the printers will be pruned from the AD daily
Important Issues Workstation Configuration Publishing Printers in the AD & DNS Map drives to Access DBs
Important Issues Workstation Configuration Publishing Printers in the AD & DNS Map drives to Access DBs Scheduling Critical Steps
Windows 2000 Presidents Office/Office of General Counsel Domain Server/Workstation upgrade and implementation report Date: Presenter: Tom Merriam Contact info: