Process for Enabling Advanced Active Directory Features

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

Enabling advanced Active Directory features involves identifying the operating systems that are running on the domain controllers in your environment and the functional level that best meets the needs of your organization based on your existing infrastructure, and raising the domain or forest functional level as appropriate. Figure 5.1 shows the process for enabling advanced Active Directory features.

Figure 5.1   Enabling Advanced Active Directory Features