3.9. Summary

In this chapter, we covered the basics of implementing an Active Directory forest and domain structure, creating and configuring application data partitions, and setting the functional level of your domain and forest.

You are now familiar with how you can implement Active Directory. We carefully examined all the necessary steps and conditions you need to follow to install Active Directory on your network. First, you need to prepare for the Domain Name System (DNS) since Active Directory cannot be installed without the support of a DNS server. You also need to verify that the computer you upgrade to a domain controller (DC) meets some basic filesystem and network connectivity requirements so that Active Directory can run smoothly ...

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