MCTS Windows Server® 2008 R2 Complete: Study Guide

Summary

In this chapter, we covered Active Directory fundamentals. We gave you a high-level overview of many concepts related to Active Directory and how it is logically laid out. We covered the benefits of deploying Active Directory, including its hierarchical organization, extensible schema, centralized data storage, replication, ease of administration, network security, client configuration management, scalability and performance, and searching functionality.

We went on to cover the logical components of Active Directory, such as forests, domains, trees, and objects, and how you can create multiple Active Directory domains and why you might do so. (For example, you can keep two companies’ internal system models separate if you have a merger ...