Part 3: Windows Server 2003 (Web space) Upgrades and Migrations
Part 3: Windows Server 2003 Upgrades and Migrations Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Inside Out . Domain trust diagnostics To assess the trust relationships within an Active Directory forest, you can use Nltest.exe to verify the trust status and supply a list of domain controllers. This tool can also be used to shut down domain controllers. . Directory view and modification To view or edit Active Directory contents, you can use the Adsiedit.msc tool, which lets you modify, delete, or add objects and attributes. Chapter 8 Tip Adsiedit.msc can be used to identify objects created in Active Directory during /Forestprep and /Domainprep operations and to verify the successful completion of these operations. . Flexible Single Master Operation (FSMO) role determination You can use the Netdom.exe tool to determine which servers are performing each of the operations master roles and what their configuration is by using the following syntax: netdom query /domain:DomainName /userd:UserName /passwordd:* fsmo Note The /Passwordd option is set to asterisk (*) so that Netdom prompts you to enter a password. You can also enter the password after the option so that you aren t prompted. Windows Server 2003 provides a method to assess whether a server can be upgraded. The WINNT32 /CHECKUPGRADEONLY command instructs Setup to determine whether noncompatible software or hardware is present in the server. The /Checkupgradeonly option starts by requesting updated setup files from the Windows Update Web site (http:// windowsupdate.microsoft.com) and then runs the upgrade check, displaying the results (and saving them in the Upgrade.txt file in the %SystemRoot% folder). Before installing the Windows Server 2003 operating system, all Windows 2000 based domain controllers in the forest must be running Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 with QFE 265089 or Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or later. You can use the REPADMIN /SHOWATTR command to inventory the operating system and service pack revision level for all domain controllers in a particular domain. Follow these steps: 1 Start a command prompt on a computer that has the Windows Server 2003 Support Tools installed. 2 Type the following command: repadmin /showattr HostName ncobj:domain: “/filter: (&(objectcategory=computer)(primaryGroupID=516))” /subtree / atts:operatingSystem,operatingSystemVersion,operatingSystemServicePack where HostName is the host name of a domain controller in the domain you want to examine, such as: repadmin /showattr corpsvr02 ncobj:domain: “/filter: (&(objectcategory=computer)(primaryGroupID=516))” /subtree / atts:operatingSystem,operatingSystemVersion,operatingSystemServicePack 234
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