RE: [ActiveDir] Back to Basics - Design Pros and Cons

[Jimmy Andersson]

Title: Message

Have you seen the Microsoft University Relations website? It's a site dedicated to issues for the University IT Pro.

http://msruniv.corp.bcentral.com/

 

I've seen many Universities with multiple forest, Many people think that a domain is a Security boundary, but if you need more than an Administrative boundary, multiple forests is the way to go.

 

Regards,

/Jimmy

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Jimmy Andersson, Q Advice AB
Microsoft MVP - Active Directory
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Wohlgehagen, Max W
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 2:20 AM
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Subject: [ActiveDir] Back to Basics - Design Pros and Cons

There is so much material out there on AD now it is almost scary [in many ways it is not too dissimilar to NDS 'cepting the DNS component] My problem is design for a new network, being in a school we have the luxury of starting from scratch without business fallout problems. We are multi-campus and have a fairly substantial network with an 11MB "Spread Spectrum" Microwave link between campuses. I am a big fan of the KISS principle but am stuck in deciding between multiple trees or a single tree with many sites, both concepts have advantages. We do not need to implement a Forrest structure as our DNS is set in concrete. We have the following elements: Campus1, Campus2, Students1, Students2, Staff1, Staff2 ... or OrganisationAll, StaffAll, StudentsAll. Obviously there are sub components of these elements as well. The main concern is to have the most useful GPO structure without too much complexity. Does anyone have any experience in setting up this type of AD. Any ideas on multiple domains versus single domain many sites?? Help, opinions, comments, ideas all welcome. Thanks.

Max Wohlgehagen
TSI - Rowville
"Of all the things I've lost, it's my mind I miss the most."
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