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Agenda: What is Project Phoenix Objectives What’s been done Next steps Questions

Project PHOENIX Moving to Microsoft Server 2008 R2 Active Directory Progress report to the IT Steering Committee June 24, 2011. Agenda: What is Project Phoenix Objectives What’s been done Next steps Questions. What is Project Phoenix?. It’s a feasibility study.

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Agenda: What is Project Phoenix Objectives What’s been done Next steps Questions

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  1. Project PHOENIXMoving to Microsoft Server 2008 R2 Active DirectoryProgress report to theIT Steering CommitteeJune 24, 2011 Agenda: What is Project Phoenix Objectives What’s been done Next steps Questions

  2. What is Project Phoenix? It’s a feasibility study. “Replace Novell Netware with Microsoft Active Directory (AD)”

  3. Objectives • Identify campus needs • Articulate a mission/vision • Gain MS AD Technical proficiency • Define an AD structure • Test the structure and service delivery • Recommendations to the Executive Director, I.T. Services

  4. What is Project Phoenix? • What it is: replace Novell Netware with Microsoft Active Directory (AD) • Why are we doing this? • Novell Netware – end of life cycle • Active Directory is emerging as a leader in Directory Services • Most new products on the market work in Active Directory

  5. What is Project Phoenix? • What it is: replacing Novell Netware with Microsoft Active Directory (AD) • Why are we doing this? • NDS – end of life cycle • Active Directory is emerging standard • Most new products on the market work in Active Directory • Who is involved: • LAN team – Kelvin, Sylvia, Peter and Adrian • “ADPostles” – technicians across campus who have, may, or are using Active Directory • I.T. Services staff – identity management, dns services, virtual server admins, etc. – all have a role. • Campus community

  6. What is Project Phoenix? • What it is: replacing Novell Netware with Microsoft Active Directory (AD) • Why are we doing this? • NDS – end of life cycle • Active Directory is emerging standard • Most new products on the market work in Active Directory • Who is involved: • LAN team – Kelvin, Sylvia, Peter and Adrian • ADPostles – technicians across campus who have, may, or are using AD • Relevant I.T. Services staff • Campus Community • TimeLine: • Completed report to Executive Director by September, 2011.

  7. What’s been done … • Staff training – CBT’s throughout 2011. Lab experience. • Selection of a consultant – March 22, 2011 • Review of existing I.T environment, physical network, etc. – April 15, 2011 • Consultant engagement – on-campus presence – April to May, 2011 (9 days). Report received May 16, 2011 • Test lab setup – two phases • Phase 1 – individual Virtual Machines

  8. Next steps • Test lab setup – two phases • Phase 1 – individual Virtual Machines (end of June, 2011). Meeting with Metafore in early July. • Phase 2 – testing our “final” structure throughout July, early August 2011. Final meeting with Metafore in early August. • Poll campus to fine tune requirements – June to July, 2011 • Governance – meetings with “ADPostles” - fine tune policies/procedures – June to July, 2011 • Writing the report – August, 2011 • Final report – September 1, 2011 • And then …

  9. Questions?

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