DST 2007: DST 2007 ██ Areas that observe daylight saving time ██ Areas that once observed daylight saving time ██ Areas that have never observed daylight saving time


Daylight Savings Time“DST 2007”: Daylight Savings Time “DST 2007” Chuck Taylor Senior Technical Account Manager Chuck.Taylor@microsoft.com Microsoft Premier Support


Objective: Objective


Keeping Time on Computer Systems: Keeping Time on Computer Systems Internal clocks / calendar with timezone and DST tables Local time vs Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) May or may not be synchronized with a time service via NTP (Network Time Protocol)


DST 2007 Changes: DST 2007 Changes


Potential Risks / Impacts: Potential Risks / Impacts


What is Impacted by this Change?: What is Impacted by this Change?


Category: Consumer Devices: Category: Consumer Devices


Category: Computer and Network Infrastructure: Category: Computer and Network Infrastructure


Category: Scheduling / Calendar Applications & Services: Category: Scheduling / Calendar Applications & Services


Category: Date Calculations: Category: Date Calculations


Category: Activity Tracking / Logging: Category: Activity Tracking / Logging


Five Categories for System Impact: Five Categories for System Impact


http://www.microsoft.com/dst2007: http://www.microsoft.com/dst2007


Categories: Categories


Servers and Tools: Servers and Tools


Operating Systems: Operating Systems


Schedule and Calendar : Schedule and Calendar


Other Products: Other Products SQL Server Notification Server Groove SharePoint BizTalk CRM Developer Tools


Microsoft Support Options: Microsoft Support Options Mainstream Support Windows Server 2003, Windows XP SP2, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007 Premier customers receive remediation assistance at no charge from February 1 to March 1, 2007 Extended Support Windows 2000, Exchange 2000, Outlook 2000 Extended Support for all is $4,000 Custom Support Windows NT4, Exchange 5.5, Windows XPSP1 Custom Support Agreement Premier Customer Support Fee in Arrears Hotfix fee


User Communication is Key: User Communication is Key Users should be made aware of the calendar issues resulting from Daylight Saving Time changes. Only the users will know if their appointments are correct. Appointments scheduled during the delta period (March 11th – April 1st) need to be reviewed and considered suspect. Users need to know that they will have to verify the meeting times themselves and with any other attendees. Using informal methods such as documenting the meeting time in the subject or body of the meeting request may be beneficial.


Suggested Deployment Sequence: Suggested Deployment Sequence Servers Clients Devices Messaging / Calendar Servers Scheduling Client Software App Servers App Servers Applications Tools


Patch Distribution : Patch Distribution


Call to Action: Call to Action Review your applications and servers Conduct a Risk Analysis on the impact to your business Check with your suppliers, partners, vendors for update and have a distribution strategy http://www.microsoft.com/dst2007


Microsoft IT Planning: Microsoft IT Planning MSIT DST Assessment Checklist http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83000   MSIT DST Enterprise Response Plan Http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83002    MSIT DST Patching Overview http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83004   MSIT DST Exchange TZ Update Tool Guidance http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83005   MSIT DST Outlook TZ Update Package Guidance http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83006


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