Restructuring 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
Restructuring Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0 operating system domains to an Active Directory® directory service forest involves migrating the contents of a number of Windows NT 4.0 domains into a smaller number of Active Directory domains. By restructuring your environment to an Active Directory forest, you can take advantage of new and enhanced Active Directory features, while reducing the complexity of your organization and the associated administrative costs.
In This Chapter
Overview of Restructuring Windows NT 4.0 Domains to an Active Directory Forest
Planning to Restructure Windows NT 4.0 Domains to an Active Directory Forest
Preparing the Source and Target Domains for Restructuring
Restructuring Resource Domains
Additional Resources for Restructuring Windows NT 4.0 Domains
Related Information
For more information about designing the Active Directory logical structure, see "Designing the Active Directory Logical Structure" in this book.
For more information about designing the Active Directory site topology, see "Designing the Site Topology" in this book.
For more information about creating an Active Directory forest, see "Deploying the Windows Server 2003 Forest Root Domain" in this book.