Best Practices
The following are best practices from this chapter:
Deploy at least one domain controller in each physical location with more than 10 users.
Use the Install from Media option to deploy remote Global Catalog servers.
Promote or demote Global Catalog servers and domain controllers during off-hours.
Use Exchange Server 2003 site consolidation concepts to reduce the total number of deployed Exchange Servers and Global Catalog servers.
Understand the role of DSAccess, DSProxy, and the Categorizer and how Global Catalog or domain controller failures can affect them.
Place at least one GC in close network proximity to any major service (such as Exchange Server 2003) that requires use of the Global Catalog (3268) port.
Ensure that at least one ...
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