With respect, shouldn't we expect to see detailed docs released at the same time as the SP? This SP is far more than a bunch of fixes and will require extensive testing by various groups before being deployed. This process can be helped greatly by good, descriptive documentation.
AD is viewed as more critical to an enterprise as each year passes and so any change to its infrastructure must be tested and given due diligence before authorised for deployment. Personally, I'd rather wait another week or 2 so docs can be incorporated into the SP release. Thanks, neil -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Nathan Muggli Sent: 31 March 2005 20:38 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] 2003 SP1 RTM We'll be releasing documentation soon. For now, here's a quick list of new features (note this is a not a comprehensive list for AD). 1) Support for DCs in Virtual Servers. Replication is halted and the system stops advertising if an improper restoration has occurred (USN rollback). 2) Replication resolves additional forms of DNS names in order to be more robust and work sooner after install. Also improved event log text when there is a failure. 3) Improve group membership consistency on authoritative restore 4) Report if a directory partition has not been backed up recently 5) Report if a FSMO role holder is set incorrectly or is not responding 6) DNS diagnostic test for dcdiag.exe 7) Authentication diagnostic test for dcdiag.exe 8) Improved event log text with common repair steps included. There are existing w2k3 messages that are updated, and there are entirely new messages. 9) Improved metadata cleanup for FRS objects 10) Retain application partitions on IFM 11) New default tombstone lifetime for new forests created using sp1 12) Faster FSMO validation when FSMO holder has partners in other sites 13) During forced removal, warn administrator if important roles will be orphaned 14) Ability of Dirsync api to return "partial tombstones" in order to allow directory synchronizing applications to learn of object deletions -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Francis Ouellet Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 10:50 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] 2003 SP1 RTM Hi Eric, Sorry David for hijacking your thread :) Other than the tombstone life on clean installs of AD on SP1 what are the major impacts of SP1 on an AD deployment? Is the a public document that outlines the changes? Thanks, Francis -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] .org] On Behalf Of Eric Fleischman Sent: 31 mars 2005 13:27 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] 2003 SP1 RTM Dave can you quantify this statement please? I ask out of curiosity, not disagreement. Specifically: 1) You referred to SP1 having "too many changes." How did you make this determination? What is the threshold where we cross in to too many? 2) What steps will you be going through between now and when you do install it? What will you do between now and deployment to give you the confidence level you need to fire it up on a box and see how it goes? Interested, so we can perhaps think through ways to make that less painful going forward. ~Eric -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave A. Marquis Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 8:37 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] 2003 SP1 RTM I am certainly going to be waiting to install this one for a while........ to many changes to jump right into it. David A. Marquis Computer Systems Administrator -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joe Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 6:48 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] 2003 SP1 RTM FYI. Windows Server 2003 SP1 went RTM yesterday.... http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=22CFC239-337C-4 D81- 8354-72593B1C1F43&displaylang=en List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ This e-mail message, including all attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipients(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. 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