Introduction 3
Introduction 3
Why Migrate to Newer Technology? 5
Why Migrate to Newer Technology? 5
A variety of benefits… 5
Choosing the Best Edition of Windows Server 6
Choosing the Best Edition of Windows Server 6
Selecting an Equivalent Edition 6
Reference Points 6
Active Directory Considerations 7
Active Directory Considerations 7
Domain Controllers 7
Raising Domain Functional Levels 8
Raising Forest Functional Levels 8
Application Compatibility 9
Application Compatibility 9
The benefits of upgrading applications running on Windows Server 2000 to Windows Server 2008 R2 9
Upgrading applications from Windows Server 2000 to Windows Server 2008 R2 9
Migrating 3rd party packaged ISV applications 9
Migrating custom applications 9
Resources 10
IT-Professional Resources 10
ISV/Developer Resources 11
Planning a Migration 12
Planning a Migration 12
Next Steps 12
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) 12
Resources 12
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 12
Resources 13
Specific Workloads 16
Specific Workloads 16
Databases 16
Top 10 Reasons to Upgrade 16
Resources 17
Web Servers 17
Resources 18
Active Directory 18
Resources 18
Print Servers 19
Resources 19
File Servers 19
Resources 19
Failover Clustering 19
Resources 19
Terminal Servers (Remote Desktop Services) 19
Resources 19
General Information 20
Resources 20
Summary 21
Summary 21
Related Links 22
Related Links 22
