Microsoft Windows Server 2003: Migrating from NT 4.0

London (EC3)

22/03/10

£

1,050

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26/04/10

£

1,050

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Bath (BA1)

06/04/10

£

1,050

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Course Overview

This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to migrate from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Windows Server 2003 by creating a deployment plan for migrating the operating system, Active Directory directory services, network services, and application services. This course will also teach how to implement this deployment plan. This course has been classified as IT Technical Training.

Audience

This course is intended for individuals who are IT Professionals with design and implementation experience with Windows. The skills required are:

• Able to design an Active Directory and networking infrastructure based on an organization's business needs and infrastructure factors.
• Able to identify and categorize existing services and business requirements.

Skills Gained

After completing the course, students will be able to:

• Describe the process for migrating domains from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows Server 2003 and Active Directory.
• Develop a migration deployment plan.
• Design a migration strategy.
• Maintain network and application services during a migration.
• Test a migration plan and conduct a pilot migration.
• Prepare the Windows NT 4.0 environment for migration to Windows Server 2003 and Active Directory.
• Upgrade a Windows NT 4.0 domain to Windows Server 2003 and Active Directory.
• Prepare to restructure Windows NT 4.0 account and resource domains.
• Restructure account and resource domains from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows Server 2003 and Active Directory.
• Complete the process of restructuring domains from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows Server 2003 and Active Directory.

Examinations

There are no Microsoft Certification exams associated with this course.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Course 2279, Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure, or equivalent knowledge and skills.
• Course 2282, Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure, or equivalent knowledge and skills.
• A thorough understanding of Domain Name System (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), and Windows Internet Name Service (WINS).
• Experience with network applications such as Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL, and Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) is required to identify potential migration blocking issues; however you need not be an expert on any one application platform.

Course Outline

Introduction to Migrating from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows Server 2003

• Introduction to the Migration Process
• Overview of Migrating Domains

Developing a Deployment Plan

• Introduction to Developing a Deployment Plan
• Documenting the Current Infrastructure
• Conducting a Gap Analysis
• Creating the Deployment Plan

Designing a Migration Strategy

• Introduction to Designing a Migration Strategy
• Determining a Migration Path for Each Domain
• Determining the Migration Sequence

Maintaining Network Operations During a Migration

• Overview of Maintaining Network Operations
• Maintaining Name Resolution
• Supporting Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol During a Migration
• Maintaining the Remote Access Service
• Integrating Replication Services
• Maintaining Applications
• Maintaining Network Performance

Testing a Migration and Conducting a Pilot

• Testing a Migration

Preparing for the Migration

• Preparing the SAM Database
• Preparing the Windows NT 4.0 Environment for Migration
• Creating a Forest Root Domain

Upgrading Domains

• Introduction to the Domain Upgrade Process
• Upgrade a Windows NT 4.0 Domain to Windows Server 2003
• Completing the Domain Upgrade Process

Preparing to Restructure Domains

• Introduction to Restructuring Domains
• Examining Migration Tools
• Planning a Domain Restructure
• Prepare the Source and Target Domains for Restructuring

Restructuring Domains

• Restructuring Account Domains
• Restructuring Resource Domains
• Restructuring Active Directory Domains

Completing the Restructure Process

• Overview of Completing the Restructure Process
• Reconfiguring Access to Shared Resources
• Decommissioning the Windows NT 4.0 Source Domains