From:                     ITG Outage Notification

Sent:                      Friday, April 14, 2000 12:52 AM

To:                         ITG Outage Notification

Subject:                 Changes to \\Products Servers Notification #2

 

 

 

Changes to \\Products Servers Notification #2

M?crosöft Confidential

 

 

 

Starting Friday, April 14, direct links to  <\\products3> will no longer be operational.  Please make sure that any links, web pointers and shortcuts are replaced with <\\products\public\products>. 

 

The move of the Redmond Product servers between now and May 5 to Distributed File Service (DFS) technology will help support the automatic install and repair of applications from users' Windows 2000 Add/Remove programs menu.

 

Starting May 5:

·          All Redmond-based Windows 2000 users should install products through Windows 2000 Application Publishing following these easy steps:  Clicking Start menu > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Add New Programs. This functionality is available for you to try now since many applications are published in the Windows 2000 Active Directory.

·          For Redmond-based, non-Windows 2000 users, the only way to access and download products will be through the DFS tree located at <\\products\public\products>.

·          International deployment of Application Publishing is currently in process and will be communicated as each site comes online.

 

Background:

Two major changes will be made to the Redmond Products Servers on <\\products1>, <\\products2>, <\\products3>, <\\products4>. between now and May 5.  Please make sure that any links, web pointers and shortcuts you use reflect the following changes:

 

·          Products Directory Structure:   On the Redmond Products Servers, the old directories of \beta, \relapps, \rellang and \relsys will be replaced with the following directories: \Applications, \Betas, \Developers, \Hardware, \Internet, and \OS.   The old directory structure will be available during the transition period, but will no longer contain products after May 5.

 

·          Access of Products Servers:  Access to the Redmond Product servers will be provided via Distributed File Service (DFS) technology.  By May 5, the only way to access and download products will be through the following methods:

·          For Redmond-based Windows 2000 users:  Use Windows 2000 Application Publishing (click Start menu > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Add New Programs) to leverage applications that have been published via the Windows 2000 Active Directory.   This functionality is available for you to try out now since many applications are now published in the Windows 2000 Active Directory.

·          For non-Windows 2000 users:  Use the DFS tree located at <\\products\public\products>.

 

The timeline for the restructuring of the Redmond Products servers is:

March 18:       Direct links to <\\products4> will no longer work, use <\\products\public\products> (Is Passed)

April 14:          Direct links to <\\products3> will no longer work, use <\\products\public\products>

April 28:          Direct links to <\\products2> will no longer work, use <\\products\public\products>

May 5:            Direct links to <\\products1> will no longer work, use <\\products\public\products> for non-Windows 2000                           users.  For Redmond-based Windows 2000 users, use Application Publishing.  International deployment of                          Application Publishing will be communicated as each site comes on line.  Old directory structure on                             <\\products\public\products> will only contain read-me files.

June 5:           Final removal of old DFS tree (\relapps, \rellang, \relsys).

July 5:            Final removal of old directory structure (old folders will no longer exist on any Products server).

 

For more information:

·          Please see the FAQ at <http://itgweb/products_tools/prodfaq.htm> for additional information.

·          If you have any questions about the restructuring of the <\\Products> servers, contact your regional Helpdesk.

·          For questions on this projects, or urgent issues, please contact MS Replication, msrepl.

 

Thank you,

ITG