Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

Examining Active Directory Site Administration

Sites can be different things, depending on whom you ask. If you ask an operations manager, she might describe a site as any physical location from which the organization conducts business. Within the scope of Active Directory, a site defines the internal and external replication boundaries and helps users locate the closest servers for authentication and network resource access. It can also serve as a boundary of administrative control, such as delegating authority to a local administrator to his or her AD site. This section discusses Active Directory site administration.