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Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Migration Strategy

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Module 1: Introduction to Developing a Migration Strategy

  • Introduction to Developing a Migration Strategy
  • Upgrading Versus Restructuring
  • The Importance of Planning
Skills
  • Explain the phases in the migration planning process.
  • Differentiate between domain upgrade and domain restructure.
  • Explain the importance of planning.
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Module 2: Choosing a Migration Path to Windows 2000 Active Directory

  • Introduction to Choosing a Migration Path
  • Identifying the Existing Domain Environment
  • Gathering Information About the Current Network Environment
  • Defining Goals for Migration
  • Examining the Active Directory Design
  • Determining Possible Migration Paths
  • Evaluating Upgrade Decision Points
  • Evaluating Restructure Decision Points
Skills
  • Identify the components of the existing Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 domain structure that need to be documented prior to migration.
  • Identify the areas of their current network environments that need to be documented and gather information about the current computing environment.
  • Identify and prioritize their migration goals.
  • Examine their organization's Active Directory directory service design.
  • Examine the different ways in which organizations can choose to migrate to the Active Directory infrastructure.
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Module 3: Developing a Domain Upgrade Strategy

  • Introduction to Developing a Domain Upgrade Strategy
  • Analyzing an Active Directory Design
  • Single Versus Multiple Forests
  • Site Design
  • Administration and Security Plans
  • Planning a Domain Upgrade
  • Determining an Upgrade Path
  • Developing a Recovery Plan
  • Determining the Order for Upgrading Domains
  • Determining a Strategy for Upgrading Domain Controllers
  • Determining When to Switch to Native Mode
  • Identifying Post-Upgrade Tasks
Skills
  • Examine the Active Directory design of an organization.
  • Plan a domain upgrade to Active Directory.
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Module 4: Minimizing the Impact on Network Operations During an Upgrade

  • Maintaining Network Services During an Upgrade
  • Providing Reliable NetBIOS Resolution Services
  • Providing Reliable DHCP Server Services
  • Supporting LAN Manager Replication
  • Supporting Remote Access Services
  • Planning for Interaction Between Group Policy and System Policies
  • Migrating and Applying Logon Scripts
  • Maintaining Security During an Upgrade
  • Migrating Resource Access Components
  • Migrating Trust Relationships
  • Planning for Security Policy Application
  • How user Profiles are Affected by Domain Upgrade
  • Client Support
  • Determining the Impact of an Upgrade on Applications
  • Leveraging Existing Directory Information
  • Maintaining Network Performance During an Upgrade
  • Planning for Upgrade Related Replication Traffic
  • Planning for Authentication Traffic
Skills
  • Examine existing network services and develop a strategy for ensuring their reliability during an upgrade.
  • Determine how a domain upgrade will modify existing security and develop a strategy for maintaining desired security levels during the upgrade.
  • Determine in advance how server applications will behave in a Windows 2000 environment.
  • Describe how the Active Directory Connector (ADC) allows migration of user attributes to the Active Directory directory service.
  • Develop a strategy for regulating traffic to optimize network performance during the upgrade.
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Module 5: Restructuring Domains

  • Introduction to Domain Restructuring
  • Understanding Domain Security
  • Inter-Forest Restructuring
  • Inter-Forest Restructure Scenarios
  • Requirements for Inter-Forest Restructuring
  • Cloning Security Principals in an Inter-Forest Scenario
  • Cloning Users
  • Cloning Global and Universal Groups
  • Migrating Computers and Local Group Accounts
  • Cloning Local Groups on Domain Controllers
  • Moving Domain Controllers
  • Intra-Forest Restructuring
  • Intra-Forest Restructuring Scenarios
  • Requirements for Intra-Forest Restructuring
  • Restrictions for Intra-Forest Restructuring
  • Moving Security Principals
  • Using Closed Sets to Move Users and Global Groups
  • Using Closed Sets to Move Domain Local Groups
  • Alternatives to Moving with Closed Sets
  • Moving Computers and Local Accounts
  • Moving Domain Controllers
  • Domain Restructure Tools
  • Active Directory Migration Tool
  • Additional Restructure Tools
Skills
  • Describe the components of domain security and resource access.
  • Describe inter-forest restructure scenarios.
  • Examine the implications of inter-forest restructuring on security principals.
  • Describe intra-forest restructure scenarios.
  • Examine the implications of intra-forest restructuring on security principals.
  • Describe and compare the various domain restructure tools.
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Module 6: Developing a Domain Restructure Strategy

  • Introduction to Developing a Domain Restructure Strategy
  • Identifying Domain Pre-restructuring Tasks
  • Examining Existing Domain Environment for Restructure
  • Choosing a Domain Restructure Methodology
  • Preparing to Deploy the Target Environment
  • Developing a Domain Restructure Recovery Plan
  • Selecting Appropriate Migration Tools
  • Identifying and Documenting Source Security Principal Details
  • Determining How to Migrate Security Principal Details
  • Determining the Order of Restructuring Within a Domain
  • Identifying Domain Post-Restructure Tasks
  • Planning for Redefining DACLs
  • Planning for Cleaning up sIDHistory
  • Determining When to Convert the Target Domain to Production
  • Planning for Decommissioning
Skills
  • Identify and perform the domain pre-restructuring planning tasks.
  • Determine the order of moving objects in a restructuring.
  • Identify and perform the domain post-restructuring planning tasks.
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Module 7: Minimizing the Impact on Network Operations During a Domain Restructure

  • Maintaining Reliability of Network Services During a Domain Restructure
  • Providing Reliable DNS Services
  • Providing Reliable NetBIOS Resolution Services
  • Providing Reliable DHCP Server Services
  • Providing Remote Access Services in a Mixed Environment
  • Supporting LAN Manager Replication
  • Migrating Logon Scripts to Group Policy
  • Migrating System Policies to Group Policies
  • Preparing for Account Migration Issues
  • Minimizing Authentication Issues During Restructure
  • Providing Reliable Service Account Operation
  • Migrating Hard-Coded Account Mappings
  • Migrating User Rights Assignments
  • Migrating User Profiles
  • Leveraging Existing Directory Inform
Skills
  • Examine existing network services and develop a strategy for ensuring their reliability during the domain restructure.
  • Plan for issues that arise due to the cloning of accounts when restructuring a Windows 2000 domain.
  • Describe how the Active Directory Connector (ADC) allows migration of user attributes to the Active Directory directory service.
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Module 8: Planning to Deploy a Migration Strategy

  • Creating a Migration Project Plan
  • Defining Migration Vision and Scope
  • Identifying Personnel Requirements and Migration Teams
  • Creating a Functional Specification
  • Creating Project Planning Documents
  • Choosing an Installation Strategy
  • Testing the Migration Plan
  • Piloting the Migration Plan
  • Planning for a Smooth Transition to Windows 2000
  • Best Practices
Skills
  • Plan the deployment of their migration strategy.
  • Identify the planning documents to create.
  • Choose a method for deploying Microsoft Windows 2000.
  • Create the test and pilot plans for their migration strategy.
  • Define the steps to ensure a smooth transition from pilot to production.
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