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Establish functional teams with experts in directory services, administration and management, core operating system (OS), networking, applications, and hardware compatibility. Have these teams evaluate Windows Server 2003 SP1. Plan on four to six months to correctly plan your upgrade strategy. Make clear assignments and verify progress along the way. The planning process for a project of this scope is a critical piece in its success. Fix any problems in your Windows NT 4.0 and/or Windows 2000 environment and verify that your Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) works properly. WINS will be necessary on your system until all clients are Active Directory aware. Identify the resource domains to be collapsed into the Active Directory domain structure, and check for duplicate names across the entire network. Audit your security environment and determine how global groups can help with the upgrade process. Understand the Microsoft supported upgrade paths for moving to Windows Server 2003 SP1 from Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 as seen in Table 1. Table 1. Supported upgrade paths Current server operating system Windows 2000 Server Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Windows NT 4.0 Server Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Server      Upgraded server operating system Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition      Applied service pack Service Pack 1 Service Pack 1 Service Pack 1 Service Pack 1 Service Pack 1 IMPORTANT: You must move to an equivalent or higher operating system during the upgrade. Downgrading to a less powerful operating system is not recommended. Once you decide where you are, how you got there, and what is available, determine where you want to be and how to get there. Who will upgrade first? How will you determine when the next group is ready to upgrade? What security issues are most important? How long can you allow for the full upgrade? Develop a roadmap with clearly defined action programs to make sure you have a strategy that can work. Your strategy should include checking the HP Windows Server 2003 website on a regular basis for new information. HP Services can help you plan your upgrade to Windows Server 2003 SP1. Reasons to upgrade or to perform a new installation and other useful planning resources are available at the following areas of the Microsoft website: • For existing Windows 2000 environments: www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/whyupgrade/win2k/w2ktows03-2.mspx • For existing Windows NT 4.0 environments: www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/whyupgrade/nt4/default.mspx 3

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Establish functional teams with experts in directory services, administration and management, core
operating system (OS), networking, applications, and hardware compatibility. Have these teams
evaluate Windows Server 2003 SP1. Plan on four to six months to correctly plan your upgrade
strategy. Make clear assignments and verify progress along the way. The planning process for a
project of this scope is a critical piece in its success.
Fix any problems in your Windows NT 4.0 and/or Windows 2000 environment and verify that your
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) works properly. WINS will be necessary on your system
until all clients are Active Directory aware. Identify the resource domains to be collapsed into the
Active Directory domain structure, and check for duplicate names across the entire network. Audit
your security environment and determine how global groups can help with the upgrade process.
Understand the Microsoft supported upgrade paths for moving to Windows Server 2003 SP1 from
Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 as seen in Table 1.
Table 1.
Supported upgrade paths
Current server operating
system
Upgraded server operating system
Applied service
pack
Windows 2000 Server
Windows Server 2003, Standard
Edition
Service Pack 1
Windows 2000 Advanced
Server
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise
Edition
Service Pack 1
Windows 2000 Datacenter
Server
Windows Server 2003,
Datacenter Edition
Service Pack 1
Windows NT 4.0 Server
Windows Server 2003, Standard
Edition
Service Pack 1
Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise
Server
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise
Edition
Service Pack 1
IMPORTANT:
You must move to an equivalent or higher operating system during
the upgrade. Downgrading to a less powerful operating system is
not recommended.
Once you decide where you are, how you got there, and what is available, determine where you
want to be and how to get there. Who will upgrade first? How will you determine when the next
group is ready to upgrade? What security issues are most important? How long can you allow for the
full upgrade? Develop a roadmap with clearly defined action programs to make sure you have a
strategy that can work. Your strategy should include checking the HP Windows Server 2003 website
on a regular basis for new information. HP Services can help you plan your upgrade to Windows
Server 2003 SP1.
Reasons to upgrade or to perform a new installation and other useful planning resources are
available at the following areas of the Microsoft website:
•
For existing Windows 2000 environments:
www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/whyupgrade/win2k/w2ktows03-2.mspx
•
For existing Windows NT 4.0 environments:
www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/whyupgrade/nt4/default.mspx
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