Ipd - active directory domain services

Infrastructure Planning
and Design
Windows Server® 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2
Active Directory® Domain Services

Version 2.2

Published: February 2008
Updated: November 2011
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Contents
The Planning and Design Series Approach 1
Introduction to Active Directory Domain Services Planning and Design 2
Step 1: Determine theNumber of Forests 6
Step 2: Determine the Number of Domains 9
Step 3: Assign Domain Names 12
Step 4: Select the Forest Root Domain 14
Step A1: Design the OU Structure 16
Step B1: Determine Domain Controller Placement 18
Step B2: Determine the Number of Domain Controllers 20
Step B3: Determine Global Catalog Placement 22
Step B4: Determine Operations Master Role Placement 26
Step C1:Create the Site Design 28
Step C2: Create the Site Link Design 30
Step C3: Create the Site Link Bridge Design 33
Step D1: Determine Domain Controller Configuration 35
Conclusion 38
Appendix A: Design Job Aids 39
Appendix B: IPD in Microsoft Operations Framework 4.0 41
Appendix C: Active Directory Domain Services in Microsoft Infrastructure Optimization 42
Version History 43
Acknowledgments...