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Preparing to Enable Functional Levels
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Before you can enable domain and forest functional levels, you need to evaluate your current environment and identify the functional level scenario that best meets the needs of your organization. For a worksheet to assist you in preparing to enable functional levels, see “Assess Your Current Environment” later in this chapter.
Figure 5.2 shows the process for preparing to enable functional levels.
Figure 5.2 Preparing to Enable Functional Levels
Assess your current environment by identifying the domains in your forest, the domain controllers that are located in each domain, the operating system that each domain controller is running, and the date that you plan to upgrade the domain controller. If you plan to retire a domain controller, document the reasons for this decision.
Circumstances that might prevent you from upgrading an earlier version of the Windows operating system and enabling the Windows Server 2003 functional level include:
Insufficient hardware
A domain controller running an antivirus program that is incompatible with Windows Server 2003
Use of a version-specific program that does not run on Windows Server 2003
The need to perform a Service Pack upgrade
Documenting this information will help you identify the steps that are required for you to achieve a fully functional Windows Server 2003 environment.
For a worksheet to assist you in assessing your current environment, see “Domain Controller Assessment” (DSSPFL_1.doc) on the Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Deployment Kit companion CD (or see “Domain Controller Assessment” on the Web at http://www.microsoft.com/reskit). Complete a separate worksheet for each domain, regardless of your forest structure.
Figure 5.3 shows an example of a completed worksheet for a domain assessment.
Figure 5.3 Example of a Domain Controller Assessment Worksheet
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