Windows & Active Directory Update

September 2008

Bridget Lewis (bridget.lewis@ict.ox.ac.uk)

Active Directory Information

Active Directory pages revised (including DNS)

http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/windows/active/

2008 information included

Focus, as before, is on DNS

Comments welcome

Pages in wiki

DNS Issues

Several problems arising from missing domain “A” records

1. DFS namespaces cannot be resolved by systems not joined to domain

2. OS X 10.5 systems cannot be joined to domain

Fixed with 10.5.3

3. DFS namespaces cannot be created in a Windows 2008 AD environment

4. Others…?

DNS Solutions

Hosts file

Reinstate domain “A” recordsOnly if needed (please!)

Email msad@oucs.ox.ac.uk to discuss options if you think you are affected

Let us know if you think you have discovered any other scenarios…

Windows 2008 & Active Directory

Prepare forest & domain with adprep (2008 version) before adding 2008 DCsWarnings about DNS

Cannot be installed during promotionInstall before or after promoting

Support Tools integrated into OS installWell, some of them…

Server CoreLicence for 2008 Standard covers full install or Server Core install

Activation

Successfully moved to new server (Windows 2003)

Activates Windows 2008 (all versions) and Vista

Information pageshttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/windows/activation/

https://wiki.oucs.ox.ac.uk/itss/Activating_Microsoft_Products