Planning to Restructure Windows NT 4.0 Domains to an Active Directory Forest

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Planning your domain restructure involves defining the accounts and resources to be migrated, creating a test plan, and creating a rollback plan for use in the event that the migration fails. You must also plan for user profile migration, establish administrative procedures to ensure that users can continue to log on to the network and access resources during the migration, and create an end-user communication plan.

Figure 10.2 shows the planning steps associated with restructuring Windows NT 4.0 domains to an Active Directory forest.

Figure 10.2   Planning to Restructure Windows NT 4.0 Domains to an Active Directory Forest