Document Domain Controllers and Services

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

Identify and document the domain controllers in the existing Windows NT 4.0 domain. Include in your documentation the role that each domain controller assumes in the domain and the services that each domain controller provides. Identify domain controllers that provide Remote Access Service and the LAN Manager Replication (LMRepl) service, because upgrading to Windows Server 2003 Active Directory affects these services.

For a worksheet to assist you in documenting domain controllers and services see "Windows NT 4.0 Domain Controllers and Services" (DSSUPNT_1.doc) or "Windows NT 4.0 Domain Controller Documentation" (DSSUPNT_5.xls) on the Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Deployment Kit companion CD (or see "Windows NT 4.0 Domain Controllers and Services" or "Windows NT 4.0 Domain Controller Documentation" on the Web at https://www.microsoft.com/reskit). "Windows NT 4.0 Domain Controller Documentation" is a master worksheet combining the information from all four individual worksheets in this section.

Example: Documenting Windows NT 4.0 Domain Controllers and Services

Trey Research has a Windows NT 4.0 account domain that includes nine domain controllers running Windows NT 4.0. Because the resource domains hold all of the application servers, the account domain does not include member servers. The PDC, SEA-EAST-DC01, is also a Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server, as are two BDCs, BOS-EAST-DC01 and BOS-EAST-DC02.

Trey Research documented the domain controllers and services in their Windows NT 4.0 domain, as shown in Figure 8.4.

Figure 8.4   Example of Windows NT 4.0 Domain Controllers and Services Worksheet

For more information about the effect of upgrading to Windows Server 2003 Active Directory on the RAS service and the LMRepl service, see "Background Information for Upgrading to Windows Server 2003 Active Directory" earlier in this chapter.