999!!!  Getting depressed just thinking about it.... 

But I was thinking of maybe doing, 1 time settings thru a startup
script instead of GPO. Then again it would be hard the to check  wich
computers are 'compliant' and wich are not.

Maybe SMS can help me doing that.... Still a lot of work ahead..

thks,

Bart





On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 08:26:02 +0100, John Reijnders
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Bart,
> 
> The *main* performance hit is caused by the actual settings set in a GPO,
> *not* the number of GPO's. However, besides performance, managebility is
> important thing to consider when you're designing your GPO structure.
> 
> A limit you have to take into account is the maximum number of GPO's that
> can be applied to a client is 999. But let's be honest ... if you have more
> than 999 GPO applied to a client, you have a different kind of problem ;-).
> 
> Cheers,
> John
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bart Vandyck
> Sent: maandag 14 februari 2005 19:25
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] GPO design
> 
> Hi Jorge,
> 
> Great input.. But do i understand you correct that performance is
> depended on the amount of different GPO instead of the settings done
> by these gpo's?
> 
> rgds,
> 
> Bart
> 
> On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:47:43 +0100, Jorge de Almeida Pinto
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Be carefull with creating a GPO for each application. If you have a lot of
> > apps and lets say all computers get those apps then those wokstations will
> > go through each GPO and then you may have performance issue. It may be
> > better to consolidate several apps that have similar "characteristics"
> into
> > one GPO.
> > If within a GPO the computer or user configuration is NOT used (not
> settings
> > defined) disable it accordingly. If it is disabled then it will not be
> > processed and that is good for performance!
> >
> > The naming convention for GPOs I always use is:
> > * GPO_<type>_<target>_<scope>_<description>
> >
> > Where:
> > <type> = POL (policy settings) or SWD (software distribution)
> > <target> = C (computer) or U (user) or B (both) this one also tells me
> which
> > configuration is enabled without opening the GPO
> > <scope> = can be anything such as location, region, department, etc.
> > <description> = what it is (e.g. default settings)
> >
> > Examples:
> > GPO_POL_C_Dept01_DefaultSettings
> > GPO_SWD_U_Site01_AcrobatReader
> >
> > As I think of it: don't go crazy on GPOs. GPOs provide lots of
> functionality
> > but may also kill performance
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jorge
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bart Vandyck
> > Sent: maandag 14 februari 2005 10:22
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [ActiveDir] GPO design
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I just wanted some feedback on this project I'm working on from people
> with
> > real world knowledge.
> >
> > We have AD in place with and OU structure. I've been asked the make plan
> to
> > implement GPO's in this organization. I was thinking about creating a GPO
> > for each application we want to manage  and this in combination with each
> OU
> > level.
> >  For example:  GPO-Region-IE6-users
> >                       GPO-Region-WINXPSP1-machine
> >                          GPO-Site01-IE6-users
> >                          GPO-Site02-IE6-machine
> >                          GPO-Site01-winxpsp1-user
> >
> > The site GPO will only be made or in effect if the need to overrule
> settings
> > made on the region level.
> >
> > Is this a maintainable solutions or will  this become to complex in the
> end.
> >
> > Anybody know some good descriptions or best practices about managing
> > software with GPO.  I've seen lots of stuff about creating GPO's,
> > troubleshoot them, etc.. but haven't found real implementations case
> studies
> > with  advantages and disadvantages..
> >
> > rgds,
> >
> > Bart
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