Overview
This book will teach people how to migrate systems from Windows to Linux. It provides migration process planning, automated migration scripts, anti-virus / anti-spam solutions, and specific migration and deployment details for all relevant technologies. IT professionals who wish to maximize the value of their Windows to Linux migration services will find this book valuable. The book will help them fine-tune their migration services to make them more efficient, thorough, feature-enhanced, and cost-effective by utilizing migration scripts and best practices gleaned from the author's many years of real-world migrations in large and small companies.* The book and fully functioning scripts on the CD-ROM work for migrations from Windows NT or Windows 2000 to any Linux distribution.
* David Allen has done over 25,000 user migrations from Windows to Linux.
* Microsoft will stop supporting Windows NT in December 2004 forcing over 2 million enterprise customers to migrate from Windows NT to a new sever operating system. Both IBM and Dell are offering enterprise servers running Linux which will allow customers to realize a 50% reduction in TCO. In 2003 Linux servers represented the largest growth segment in the Server market, and all the major research groups indicate this trend will continue through t least 2007.
This book provides the system administrator with all the information, tools, and guidance--including fully functioning scripts--to migrate from Windows NT/2000 to any Linux variant. David Allen shows how to migrate away from Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange Server, and add anti-virus/anti-spam features for free.
Synopsis
Your Windows to Linux Extreme Makeover!
All the Tools, Information, and Guidance You Need to Migrate to Linux
Fully Functioning Scripts on CD-ROM Automate Your Migration Tasks
Complete Coverage of Migration Process Planning, Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam Applications, and Deployment Details
Covers Windows 98 (including 95, 98, 98SE, and Me), NT4, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. Applies to ALL Linux Distributions.
Every day IT Managers and Sys Admins face the same basic problem: How do I deliver the most reliable, full-featured, secure, and user-friendly network services at the lowest cost? More and more often, the answer is Linux running open source software. This book provides system administrators all the information, tools, and guidance, including valuable fully functioning scripts to migrate from Windows NT/2000 to any Linux variant. It shows how to migrate away from Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange Server, and add anti-virus/anti-spam features for free. It provides migration process planning, automated migration scripts, and more!
Plan Your Migration
Complete an assessment diagram, server inventory, functional requirements document, high-level Linux infrastructure design, and test plan.
Migrate MS-DNS/DHCP to Linux BIND/DHCPD
See how to determine the scopes and scope options, configure DHCPD to use this information, shut off Microsoft DHCP services, and start Linux DHCP services.
Design Linux-Based Directory Services
Determine the best way to meet your organization s directory services requirements, including decisions about the type, placement, and number of OpenLDAP servers.
Understand Windows and Linux Authentication
Migrate information from NT / Exchange 5.5 / Active Directory into OpenLDAP using the migration scripts.
Understand Windows and Linux File Systems
Migrate files and shares to the Samba Server and see how to migrate file permissions.
Migrate Windows Print Services to CUPS/Samba
See how simple it can be to set up printers on a Linux server that can be used by both Linux and Windows clients.
Integrate Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus Services
Explore Open Source applications such as SpamAssassin, Clam AntiVirus, and MailScanner.
Work with Linux-Based Groupware and Calendaring Services
Explore eGroupware and Horde, two of the more popular groupware / scheduling Open Source applications.
Master Web Services with Apache
Install and configure Apache and its security and permissions settings.
Bonus CD-ROM Includes Special Utilities
You now have access to migration scripts that will automate many of your migration tasks.
Your Solutions Membership Gives You Access to:
Comprehensive FAQ page that consolidates all of the key points of this book into an easy to search web page
"From the Author" Forum where the authors post timely updates and links to related sites
The complete code listings from the book
These downloadable e-booklets:
Snort 2.1 Intrusion Detection: Dealing with the Data
Ethereal Packet Sniffing: Introducing Ethereal
Nessus Network Auditing: Vulnerability Assessment
Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent: Product of Fate: The Evolution of a Hacker