Finding Additional Resources for Deploying the Windows Server 2008 Regional Domains
Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008
You can find the following documentation about Active Directory and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) on the Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 TechCenter Web sites:
For information about deploying a forest root domain, see Deploying a Windows Server 2008 Forest Root Domain.
For information about upgrading Active Directory domains to Windows Server 2008, see Upgrading Active Directory Domains to Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 AD DS Domains.
For information about restructuring AD DS domains within and between forests, see the Active Directory Migration Tool version 3.1 Migration Guide (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93678).
For assistance in gathering regional domain design information, download the Job_Aids_Designing_and_Deploying_Directory_and_Security_Services.zip file from the Job Aids for Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=102558). The .zip file contains a blank worksheet, Domain Controller Configuration" (DSSDFR_1.doc), for you to complete.
For information about ways to install Windows Server 2008regional domains, see Installing a New Windows Server 2008 Child Domain (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=102560).
For information about tests you can perform by using Dcdiag.exe, see Dcdiag Overview (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93660).
For information about verifying AD DS installation, see Verifying Active Directory Installation (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=68736.
For information about DNS server forwarders, see Using Forwarders to Manage DNS Servers (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93659).
For more information about how to prepare a Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 domain for Windows Server 2008, see Prepare a Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 Domain for a Domain Controller That Runs Windows Server 2008 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=102564).
For information about alternate methods of installing AD DS on additional domain controllers in a regional domain, see Installing an Additional Windows Server 2008 Domain Controller (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=92692).
For information about using media to install the domain controller, see Installing AD DS From Media (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93104).
For information about aging and scavenging, see Using DNS Aging and Scavenging (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93661).
For information about how to transfer operations master roles, see Transfer Operations Master Roles (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93664).
For information about operations master role placement, see Planning Operations Master Role Placement (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93665).