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Overview Introduction Upgrade Paths Why are we upgrading? NT4 Domains Test Domain for UTas AD Current Production AD 2003

Overview Introduction Upgrade Paths Why are we upgrading? NT4 Domains Test Domain for UTas AD Current Production AD 2003 New Production AD 2008 Changes Reference Articles Questions/Comments?. Active Directory Upgrade Project Information Session. Active Directory Upgrade. Introduction

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Overview Introduction Upgrade Paths Why are we upgrading? NT4 Domains Test Domain for UTas AD Current Production AD 2003

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  1. Overview • Introduction • Upgrade Paths • Why are we upgrading? • NT4 Domains • Test Domain for UTas AD • Current Production AD 2003 • New Production AD 2008 • Changes • Reference Articles • Questions/Comments? Active Directory Upgrade Project Information Session

  2. Active Directory Upgrade Introduction • Project is being run according to PMM@UTas • Project Manager is Paul Fahey, ITR Newnham • Technical Lead is Tristan Roberts, ITR Hobart • Timeline • Consultation & hardware procurement November 2009 • Testing December 2009 • Production upgrade January 2010 • Review (including further meeting with Computing Support Staff ) February 2010

  3. Active Directory Upgrade Upgrade Paths • Server 2008 R2 • Was our preferred option • Brings some increased functionality over 2008 • Unfortunately too ‘new’ to have sufficient vendor support – yet • May revisit in 12 months • We will be using the 2008 R2 schema extensions • Server 2008 • Not supported by Novell dirXML Loader v2.01 • Novell is to be turned off by end of November 2009 • Another of Paul Fahey’s projects • Supported by other vendors of ITR applications, eg: • Microsoft (ISA Proxy, SQL Server, Exchange 2007 & 2010 etc etc) • CommVault (Backup & Archive) • Sun Identity Manager 8.1 • BlackBerry • McAfee ePO • TRIM • Radiator

  4. Active Directory Upgrade Why are we upgrading? • Microsoft Support • Mainstream Support for Server 2003 ends in July 2010 • Moving away from x86 to x64 operating systems • Currently we have a mix of 32 and 64 bit operating systems • 64 bit allows us the flexibility of effectively utilising greater than 4gb RAM • Introducing physical domain controllers for CCC, NHM & SBY • Dell PowerEdge R300, 4 core / 8gb RAM • Sandy Bay server located at Engineering for physical security and site resilience • Additional features • Server Core DCs • Read Only DCs • Others that rely on functional level of the domain

  5. Active Directory Upgrade NT4 Domains • CENTRAL • Still used for some SAMBA authentication (Tasman P: drives) • ITS_ADMIN • Starnet • Notes BlackBerry server We would like to decommission these unsupported domains as part of this project

  6. Active Directory Upgrade Test Domain for UTas AD • Configuration • Root domain of ad.test (2 DCs – NHM & SBY) • Child domain of utastest.ad.test (3 DCs – NHM & 2 SBY) • Applications • Microsoft Exchange 2007 SP2 & Exchange 2010 • Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 • Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 • Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 • CommVault 8.0 SP2 • Novell dirXML • VMWare

  7. Active Directory Upgrade Current Production AD 2003

  8. Active Directory Upgrade New Production AD 2008

  9. Active Directory Upgrade Changes • Schema changes • Required before any 2008 server can be promoted to DC • We will be using 2008 R2 schema extensions for upgrade flexibility later • Large number changes from 2003 to 2008, only minor changes from 2008 to 2008 R2 • Domain functional level • Can only be raised once all DCs have been upgraded to 2008 • Enables DFS replication for SYSVOL • Enables fine grained password policies • Enables last interactive logon information • Enables Advanced Encryption Services support for Kerberos • Forest functional level • Can only be raised once all DCs have been upgraded & the Domain functional level raised • No additional features

  10. Active Directory Upgrade Reference Articles • Microsoft - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755093(WS.10).aspx • Sun IDM 8.1 - http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/820-5592/ahwad?a=view • BlackBerry Exchange Server (calculating required number of NSPI connections) - http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB17325 • McAfee - https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB52397 • TRIM - http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA2-9973ENA.pdf • Radiator - http://www.open.com.au/radiator/technical.html • CommVault -http://documentation.commvault.com/commvault/release_8_0_0/books_online_1/english_us/system_requirements/system_requirements.htm

  11. Active Directory Upgrade Questions/Comments?

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