Examining Additional Windows Server 2012 AD DS Improvements
In addition to the changes listed in the preceding sections, AD DS in Windows Server 2012 supports the following new features:
• Read-only domain controller (RODC) support—Windows Server 2012 includes the ability to deploy DCs with read-only copies of the domain. This is useful for remote branch office scenarios where security might not be tight. This scenario is covered in detail in Chapter 7.
• Group Policy central store—Administrative templates for group policies are stored in the SYSVOL on the PDC emulator in Windows Server 2012, resulting in reduced replication and reduced SYSVOL size.
• DFS-R replication of the SYSVOL—A Windows Server 2008 RTM/R2 functional domain uses the improved ...
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