Chapter 3. Creating the Active Directory and Network Services Conceptual Designs

Terms you'll need to understand:

• Scope

• Administrative model

• Kerberos

• Trust

Techniques you'll need to master:

• Designing the Active Directory infrastructure to meet business and technical requirements

• Designing the network services to meet business and technical requirements

• Analyzing the impact of the infrastructure design on the existing technical environment

Designing an infrastructure that will properly support Windows Active Directory requires a large amount of pre-planning. Many organizations will be upgrading their current infrastructure. With that in mind, the organization will likely have in mind certain requirements for the new infrastructure. An important part of the design phase is to identify the business and technical requirements, and then use the information to design an Active Directory hierarchy that meets these requirements.