ITS LANNOS
LNGS Home
U-M Windows Home
U-M Forest
Security
ITCS Services
How To
FAQ
Development
Help
Internal
change UMROOT password

Welcome to the University of Michigan
Windows Services site!

Here you will find information about Windows services provided by the LAN/NOS and Groupware Services (LNGS) team of IT Central Services.

CHANGES TO THE CAMPUS WINDOWS FOREST

May 8, 2009

As we continue to improve the functionality, usability and security of the campus forest, you may notice changes in your experience. To find out about these changes and how they may affect you, follow this link.

Windows 2008 infrastructure upgrades are going on now.

University of Michigan ITCS Windows Forest

This section provides an overview of the Windows Active Directory environment at the U-M. It contains pointers to resources of general interest to Windows campus administrators and users.

Several Windows/Active Directory (AD) forests are currently in use at U-M. This web site describes the Windows/AD forest that is sponsored and centrally administered by the Information Technology Central Services (ITCS). For brevity, references to the "U-M Windows forest" — or to the "UMROOT forest" — will refer to the U-M ITCS Windows forest.

The U-M Windows forest is a university-wide collection of domains that are connected by trust relationships, and share a common store of information, the Active Directory. Each Windows domain maintains a separate namespace, yet resources can be shared throughout the forest because of the trust relationships connecting the domains.

ITCS Services

ITCS provides or coordinates several Windows-based services for campus departments. Among these are Windows/Active Directory Infrastructure support, automatic population of Active Directory, Windows Update Service, and Exchange e-mail

How To

U-M Windows administrators and users can perform common Windows-related tasks by following standard procedures listed here.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Pertinent questions about running and administering Windows systems in the U-M environment are addressed here.

Development

The Windows environment on campus continues to evolve. Here are some of the development projects currently in progress around campus working to leverage and enhance the environment.

Help

Resources are available for help with Windows issues from both U-M and external sources.

Internal Web Site

This portion of the web site is restricted to authorized administrative personnel.

Information from Microsoft for the University of Michigan

 This information is available only to faculty/staff/students of the University of Michigan.