Replacing a primary domain controller (PDC)... 1

[mullivan]

Hi!

The company I work for would like to replace its 4 year old PDC, which is running Win NT 4.0. They put me in charge of the project. We already bought the new machine (a Dell Poweredge 2500) without an OS. I am in the early stages of researching what needs to be done on this project, and figured I'd start by seeing what others have done. What do you recommend for an OS? (All users have either Win 95/98 and we have a few Win 2000 and Linux servers.) Do you know of any good online articles or published books that would help me in this endevor?

Thanks!

 

[mullivan]

OK, well I spent a day searching the net for info. In case anyone else is interested, here are the most useful resources I found concerning this topic:


10 Steps for Replacing an Aging PDC

http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=19877

Making a Win NT machine a PDC

http://www.cert.org/security-improvement/implementations/i025.04.html

Upgrading Win NT to Win 2000

http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=7967

Active Directory:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...000/deploy/upgrdmigrate/upgrnt.asp?frame=true

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/technologies/directory/AD/default.asp

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-503676.html

People Trying to do the Same Thing:

http://www.winnetmag.com/Forums/Application/Thread.cfm?CFApp=70&Thread_ID=90622

http://www.winnetmag.com/Forums/Application/Thread.cfm?CFApp=69&Thread_ID=102508

http://www.winnetmag.com/Forums/Application/Thread.cfm?CFApp=70&Thread_ID=94677

http://www.winnetmag.com/Forums/Application/Thread.cfm?CFApp=70&Thread_ID=78751