Recall that a tree is a grouping or hierarchical arrangement of one or more Windows Server 2003 domains with contiguous names that you create by adding one or more child domains to an existing parent domain. A forest can have one or more trees. However, one tree per forest is considered ideal because it requires [...]
April, 2010
Scheduling Active Directory Backup Operations
Scheduling an Active Directory backup operation means that you can have an unattended backup job occur later when users are not at work and files are closed. You can also schedule Active Directory backup operations to occur at regular intervals. To enable this, Windows Server 2003 integrates the backup operation with the Task Scheduler service. [...]
Domain Functional Levels
Active Directory Domains And Trusts Console The Active Directory Domains And Trusts console provides the interface to manage domains and manage trust relationships between forests and domains. Using Active Directory Domains And Taists, you can: • Provide interoperability with other domains (such as pre-Microsoft Windows 2000 domains or domains in other Windows Server 2003 forests) [...]
Integrating DNS Structures
Most organizations have existing DNS structures they must maintain. This is espe¬cially true for any organization that already has a Windows 2000 Active Directory installation. Further, companies that manage medium to large TCP/IP networks usually have existing DNS servers. In these organizations, you'll probably need to integrate the Windows 2003 Server Active Directory domain and [...]
Getting Started
This training kit contains hands-on exercises to help you learn about Windows Server 2003 Active Directory. Use this section to prepare your self-paced training environment. To complete some of these procedures, you must have two networked computers or be connected to a larger network. Both computers must be running Windows Server 2003. Caution Several exercises [...]
Guidelines for Analyzing Interoperability Constraints
Few organizations are lucky enough to have systems that come from only one company. Most networks now include operating systems, hardware platforms, and additional devices and services from a variety of vendors. These complex networks can be the result of natural growth, consolidation, or mergers. Follow these guidelines to analyze interoperability constraints: See Also Windows [...]