Active Directory

Active Directory – Logical Structure

* Domains –Act as the primary administrative
containers within AD.
* Trees –An area of namespace containing one or
more domains.
* Forest –A bunch of trees. Considered to be the
top of the Active Directory hierarchy.

Active Directory –Physical Structure


* Domain Controllers –These are the computers
which hold copies of the Active Directory database
* Sites –Represent the physical locations which
contain Domain Controllers.  All Domain
Controllers within a Site should be connected via a
high speed network connection.  Different Sites
are typically separated by a slower WAN
connection.

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