Associating Subnets with Sites
In most cases, a separate instance of a site in AD DS physically resides in a separate subnet for other sites. This idea stems from the fact that the site topology most often mimics, or should mimic, the physical network infrastructure of an environment.
In AD DS, sites are associated with their respective subnets to allow for the intelligent assignment of users to their respective DCs. For example, consider the design shown in Figure 7.2.
Figure 7.2. Client site assignment.
Server1 and Server2, both members of Site1, are both physically members of the 10.1.1.x subnet. Server3 and Server4 are both members of the ...
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