I have to agree with Ed on this one (much as it pains me ;)
You asked a question and did not indicate any kind of decision points that
might warrant a particular design vs. another. You bounced around between
one thought before moving to some conversation about a root domain (not
always a best practice by the way).
If you can give some more information we may be able to help a bit more
relating to your question. At face value, I'd say a single domain for the
Noth America region. This would be an easy to manage environment IMHO. But
beware that that there is SO much to take into account that is less than
technical that bringing in a consultant would be a good idea.
Divestitures are a tough thing, and if you don't have some experience it's
helpful to have some help the first go around to get your sea legs.
From: "Ed Crowley [MVP]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Geographic Domain Setup
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:47:45 -0700
You have asked a "consulting engagement" question, the kind of problem that
deserves the time, attention and probing that only someone devoting a
substantial amount of time working with you can solve.
Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP
Freelance E-Mail Philosopher
Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edwin
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 5:38 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ActiveDir] Geographic Domain Setup
Hello Everyone.
The company that I work for has been divided into two isolated parts. As a
result the corporate domain that is used will also need to be divided. The
employees of the old domain will remain in their place while others will be
put into a new domain. One domain will have nothing to do with the other.
I have been tasked with heading the creation of a new domain that will be
used in different geographic locations;
1. Atlanta, Georgia
2. Miami, Florida
3. Orlando, Florida
4. Houston, Texas
5. Fremont, California
6. Vancouver, Canada
I have built a domain before but this was for one office of less than 100
employees. This domain is of a much larger scale and more complex. I have
read a few MSFT articles and have a little bit of information as to what I
am getting myself into. I was hoping that I would be able to get more
information from the community in hopes of getting real life experience
knowledge than a document that outlines best practices.
When I built the single site domain I had the below configuration that
worked very well for me. I think that I am going to create a similar if
not
exact root domain. I think that I would am having more problems with
considering the geographic issues that I will be facing.
2 Domain Controllers
Both DNS Servers
FSMO roles divided
Both Global Catalogs
1 File Server
Roaming Profiles
Centralized Storage for User Files
1 Anti-Virus Server
1 WSUS Server
1 Exchange Server
Thank you all for your replies,
Edwin
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