How to Install MSDSS in Windows 2000 and in Windows Server 2003

This step-by-step article describes how to install Microsoft Directory Synchronization Services (MSDSS) on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows Server 2003. After you complete this task, you can use MSDSS to perform two-way synchronization of directory information between the Windows Active Directory and Novell Directory Services (NDS), and one-way synchronization of directory information between the Active Directory and a Novell Bindery server (NetWare version 3.x).

Requirements

• A computer (that meets the requirements that are listed on the Hardware Compatibility List) on which Windows 2000 (or Windows Server 2003), Active Directory, and the Novell client for Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 are installed. Note that Gateway Services for NetWare will not work with MSDSS.
• A computer on which NetWare server software (version 3.11 or later) is installed.
• MSDSS source files. Normally these are located on the product CD-ROM, but these files could be stored on a network server.

Installing Microsoft Directory Synchronization Services

You must be a member of the Enterprise administrators and the Schema administrators groups in the domain to install MSDSS. If two-way synchronization between the Active Directory and NDS is desired, the NDS schema must also be extended. The account that is used to connect to NDS must have the right to extend the NDS schema.

To install MSDSS:

1. Insert the Windows Services for NetWare version 5.0 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive on your computer. Right-click My Computer, and then click Explore.
2. Open the CD-ROM drive that contains the Windows Services for NetWare version 5.0 CD-ROM, click MSDSS, and then double-click the Msdss.msi file.
3. In the Microsoft Service for NetWare (version 5) Setup dialog box, click Next. In the End User License Agreement screen, read the license agreement, click I accept the terms in the License agreement, and then click Next.
4. On the Services for NetWare Product Selection page, click the Microsoft Directory Synchronization Services option, and then click Next.
5. On the Identification page, type your name in the User Name box. In the Organization box, type the name of your organization, and then click Next.
6. On the Setup Type page, click the Typical option, and then click Next. On the Begin Installation page, click Next.
7. In the Microsoft Directory Synchronization Services Setup dialog box, click OK to update the Active Directory schema.
8. On the Completing the Microsoft Directory Synchronization Services Setup Wizard page, click Finish.
9. In the Microsoft Directory Synchronization Services Setup dialog box, click Yes to restart your server.

This completes the installation of MSDSS on your Windows computer.

For more information about how to install and configure connectivity to other operating systems from your Windows 2000 Server-based computer, see module 16 in Microsoft Official Curriculum, Course Number 2153, Implementing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure.







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