[43] in Kakapo Windows Team
Re: Next Weeks meeting and Action Items
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Thomas L. Thornton)
Mon Jul 28 12:43:32 2003
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:43:31 -0400 (EDT)
Message-Id: <200307281643.h6SGhVCc024534@the-rim.mit.edu>
From: "Thomas L. Thornton" <tomt@MIT.EDU>
To: bmurphy@MIT.EDU, kakapo@MIT.EDU
In-reply-to: <200307260002.h6Q02Fbg028137@the-rim.mit.edu> (tomt@MIT.EDU)
Regarding:
> 1. A list of what each Team considers "Windows Services" that they are
> responsible for providing. The idea is to review each teams list to
> determine overlaps and gaps and produce a comprehensive list of what Kakapo
> considers Windows Services..
Here are win.mit.edu services. Alternatively, see
http://web.mit.edu/pismere/presentations/brochure.html
Beyond the features available to any Windows 2000 Domain machine, a
machine that joins the win.mit.edu Domain obtains the following:
For the user:
Seamless integration into existing MIT infrastructure, including
Kerberos, AFS, Moira, management interfaces and Data Warehouse
Single signon - use your normal MIT username and password
One "roaming" profile in your persistent AFS home directory on H:
Locker access - run applications, edit and store MIT web sites on Z:
Shared printing to a variety of networked printers, Kerberized or
not
Sendbug automated problem reporting, an integrated application
Schema extensions to access to newer applications and technologies
For the DLC machine group, or Container, Administrator:
Naturally, no need to install, maintain and support Domain
Controllers.
Your containers are "islands of control," with scalable Group
Policy, admin advice, peer support and backup
Remote Install (RIS), RIPREP (monolithic image), or join existing
machines
Auto Hotfixer deploys approved Microsoft security updates and
patches
Push approved Service Packs using Group Policy
Set periodic self-maintenance scripts that run in the SYSTEM account
Log events to a secure access-controlled central server
Use web interfaces for many machine admin tasks and Domain requests
Set and use Moira data (users, lists, &c.), propagated to Active
Directory
Other management tools, like Perl, W2K Resource Kit, W2K Support
Tools
Reliable secure servers - DCs in continuous operation since Spring,
2001
