Planning Process Phases

The planning process for migrating domains consists of the following phases:

1. Design the Windows 2000 forest. For information about how to design your Windows 2000 forest, see "Designing the Active Directory Structure" in this book.
2. Plan the migration of Windows NT domains to Windows 2000 native domains and deploy new features of Windows 2000 Server.
3. Plan the restructure of the Windows 2000 domains.

   This phase might not be necessary, or might be appropriate in the future, depending on the requirements of your organization. For more information about how to restructure domains, see "Planning Domain Restructure"later in this chapter.

Figure 10.1 illustrates the primary steps you must take to migrate to Windows 2000 Server. This chapter takes a close look at each of these steps, from the initial planning phase through the specific tasks for domain upgrade and restructure.

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Figure 10.1 Migration Plan Flowchart

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