Planning The Active Directory Infrastructure Design
This lesson introduces you to the Active Directory infrastructure design
. It also explains the tools you need to create an infrastructure design and provides an overview of the design process. In each stage of the design process, the basic reasons for defining each component of Active Directory in the design are discussed. It is important that you understand the value of planning your Active Directory infrastructure before you attempt implementation. You should also have basic knowledge of the reasons for defining Active Directory components in a design. CompTIA Nerwork+ Certification
After this lesson, you will be able to
State the function of an Active Directory infrastructure design
Name the resources necessary to create an Active Directory infrastructure design
Name the steps in the Active Directory infrastructure design process
Discuss the reasons for using multiple forests
Discuss the reasons for using multiple domains
Discuss the reasons for defining OUs
Discuss the reasons for defining sites
Discuss the reasons for placing domain controllers in sites
You can install Active Directory using the Active Directory Installation Wizard by using an answer file to perform an unattended installation, by using the network or backup media, or by using the Configure Your Server Wizard.
The Active Directory Installation Wizard is the main tool used to install Active Directory. You use the Dcpromo command to start the Active Directory Installation Wizard.
You can create an answer file to run the Active Directory Installation Wizard. The answer file can be a part of the answer file used to install Windows Server 2003, or it can install only Active Directory and run after Windows Server 2003 Setup is complete.
You can use the network or backup media to install Active Directory on additional domain controllers for an existing domain. Using backup media reduces bandwidth requirements for Active Directory installation. N10-004
You can remove Active Directory from an existing domain controller and demote it to either a stand-alone server or a member server by using the Dcpromo command.