1. Windows & Active Directory Update September 2008 Bridget Lewis (bridget.lewis@ict.ox.ac.uk)

2. Active Directory Information Active Directory pages revised (including DNS) http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/windows/active/ 2008 information included Focus, as before, is on DNS Comments welcome Pages in wiki

3. DNS Issues Several problems arising from missing domain “A” records 1. DFS namespaces cannot be resolved by systems not joined to domain 2. OS X 10.5 systems cannot be joined to domain Fixed with 10.5.3 3. DFS namespaces cannot be created in a Windows 2008 AD environment 4. Others…?

4. DNS Solutions Hosts file Reinstate domain “A” records Only if needed (please!) Email msad@oucs.ox.ac.uk to discuss options if you think you are affectedmsad@oucs.ox.ac.uk Let us know if you think you have discovered any other scenarios…

5. Windows 2008 & Active Directory Prepare forest & domain with adprep (2008 version) before adding 2008 DCs Warnings about DNS Cannot be installed during promotion Install before or after promoting Support Tools integrated into OS install Well, some of them… Server Core Licence for 2008 Standard covers full install or Server Core install

6. Activation Successfully moved to new server (Windows 2003) Activates Windows 2008 (all versions) and Vista Information pages http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/windows/activation/ https://wiki.oucs.ox.ac.uk/itss/Activating_Microsoft_ Products