The purpose of the workshop is to provide you with the features and benefits of migrating to Windows 2000/2003 Active Directory and Exchange 2000/2003. It will also look at the potential time and cost savings that they can provide. The workshop will provide your organization with a roadmap for deploying Windows 2000/2003 Active Directory and Exchange 2000/2003. The project/workshop schedule will be based on the following five major steps. We will work with you to determine the best scheduling of time and days. It is anticipated that the process will take between 1-2 weeks:
Objective: To provide real-world expertise and guidance in assisting customer to design and plan for a successful migration to Active Directory
Cost: Contact your Allin Account Manager
Deliverables: Active Directory Design document and project plan
STEP #1:
· Active Directory and Exchange 2000/2003 Design Presentation
· Review of current infrastructure / discovery
· Review Active Directory feature sets and determine Active Directory project scope
· Review Exchange 2000/2003 feature sets and determine deployment scope
· Review Client Environment
STEP #2:
· Active Directory and Exchange 2000/2003 Design Whiteboard Session
o Create preliminary Active Directory Forest Plan
o Create preliminary Active Directory Domain Plan
o Create preliminary Active Directory Site Plan
o Create preliminary Active Directory Plan
o Review current DNS Architecture
o Create preliminary Active Directory DNS plan
o Define Active Directory Namespace
o Define Active Directory deployment approach
o Define migration strategy from NT 4.0 Domain
o Define hardware requirements for Windows 2000/2003 DCs
o Define Exchange 5.5 and Active Directory synchronization strategy
o Define Exchange 2000/2003 architecture
o Define Exchange 2000/2003 preparation and migration strategy
o Define Inter-Forest directory synchronization requirements
o Define IP Addressing Scheme, WINS
STEP #3:
· Design Review
o Finalize Active Directory Forest Plan
o Finalize Active Directory Domain plan
o Finalize Active Directory Organizational Unit Plan
o Finalize Active Directory DNS Plan
o Finalize NT 4.0 Migration strategy
o Finalize Exchange 5.5 Migration strategy
o Finalize Active Directory deployment strategy
o Finalize Exchange 2000/2003 deployment strategy
· Identify necessary third party tools
· Finalize Windows 2000/2003 DC hardware requirements
· Finalize IP Addressing Scheme, WINS
· Develop timelines for development and deployment phases
· Identify necessary hardware and software for development lab
· Identify future company growth and develop a guideline for further deployment of Active Directory and Exchange 2000/2003 services
STEP #4:
· Prepare Active Directory Design and Migration Strategy document and project plan
· Prepare Exchange 2000/2003 Design and Migration Strategy document and project plan
· Prepare IP Addressing, WINS and DHCP Migration Strategy document and project plan
STEP #5:
· Present Active Directory and Exchange 2000/2003 Design Document and project plan
· Discuss Next Steps
