Identifying Single Points of Failure
A single point of failure is a device, application, or service on a computer and networking infrastructure that provides an exclusive function with no redundancy. A common single point of failure in smaller organizations is a network switch that provides the connectivity between all the servers, client workstations, firewalls, wireless access points, and routers on a network. Within a Windows Server 2012 Active Directory infrastructure as an example, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) inherently comes with its own set of single points of failure, with its Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) roles. These roles provide an exclusive function to the entire Active Directory forest or just a single domain ...
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