Microsoft® Windows Server 2003: Administrator’s Companion

Summary

Planning your namespace and domain is an essential first step to a successful implementation of Windows Server 2003. It is an iterative process that requires careful planning and a clear understanding of the political realities in the organization. A Windows Server 2003 namespace can have a single, contiguous and hierarchical tree structure or be a forest of trees in a noncontiguous namespace. All domain controllers have the same authority over a domain, and there can be multiple OUs within a domain. In Chapter 4, you continue to focus on planning; in Chapter 5, you move from planning your installation to actually doing it.