Server upgrade from NT to Win2k w/Arev 3.12 (AREV Specific)
At 19 JUN 2001 01:30:45PM David Craig wrote:
We're going to upgrade our server from NT 4 sp 6 to Win 2k, and make the server our backup domain controller. Arev is running quite happily on NT with the NT Service and a mix of Win95/NT and 2k clients.
We're using 'Forcedos' in the batch file that calls Arev for NT and 2K clients, also '/X /M4096' parameters. On Win95 workstations the shortcut calls Arev.exe directly and sets the parameters.
I believe we have the most up to date version of the NT Service 1.5.0.0., Revparam ServerOnly is set to 1.
Any information about changes to workstations or Server or NT Service between WinNT 4.0 sp 6 and Win2k sp 2 would be a help.
Thanks in advance;
David Craig
ABC-CLIO
At 20 JUN 2001 04:32AM [url=http://www.sprezzatura.com]The Sprezzatura Group[/url] wrote:
You'll notice a small performance hit after the upgrade.
Check your printing works properly. One Australian site we know of went from workable to barely unworkable over TCP/IP based printers.
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At 20 JUN 2001 11:57AM David Craig wrote:
Thanks;
We're planning on doing it as an upgrade rather than as a clean install - any thoughts on that?
It's planned for the weekend after next, I'll post the outcome.
David Craig
ABC-CLIO
At 21 JUN 2001 06:21AM [url=http://www.sprezzatura.com]The Sprezzatura Group[/url] wrote:
David,
It *should* be business as usual. The adage runs "every time you install a Microsoft product, it's a day out of your life". Count on this and you won't be disappointed. Backup once, backup twice, and if you can control the cutover after-effects in any way, think to do it.
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At 21 JUN 2001 07:52PM kevin gray wrote:
For what it is worth ….. by performing a full install of Win2K you clean up your system registry and have the opportunity to format your drives as well.
By perfoming an upgrade you retain system and drive settings that perhaps you may wish to eliminate.
You need to think this through very carefully.
Either way do ensure that you have very sound and duplicate backups of your server and in particular backup your AREV system to another machine as a full directory copy so that you may quickly retrieve your arev settings if required.
Ensure that absolutely no users are connected before you peform that copy.
Kind Regards,
Kevin Gray
(email kevin@graycorp.com.au)