Chapter 3. Planning Namespace and Domains

Analyzing Naming Convention Needs 29

Planning a Domain Structure 36

Planning Multiple Domains 40

Summary 41

Few places in your conversion to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 provide more potential for long-term trouble than the initial design of your namespace. The time and thought spent analyzing your organizational structure and needs and determining how best to translate those requirements into your new namespace will be repaid later in the form of reduced support costs, improved flexibility, and less reorganization.

Planning the namespace of a large or even medium-sized organization is an iterative process. You won’t get it perfectly right the first time, but you need to start somewhere. The job will be ...

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