Chapter 4. Active Directory Domain Services Primer

In This Chapter

• The Evolution of Directory Services

• Understanding the Development of AD DS

• AD DS Structure

• Outlining AD DS Components

• Understanding Domain Trusts

• Defining Organizational Units

• Outlining the Role of Groups in an AD DS Environment

• Explaining AD DS Replication

• Outlining the Role of DNS in AD DS

• Outlining AD DS Security

• Outlining AD DS Changes in Windows Server 2012

Microsoft’s Active Directory technologies have come a long way since their original release with Windows 2000 Server. From a single product referred to simply as Active Directory, or AD, Windows Server 2012 now encompasses a total of five separate Active Directory technologies. Each of these technologies ...

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