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Deploying Windows Server 2003 Regional Domains
Updated: March 28, 2003
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
Deploying Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 regional domains involves creating new geographically based child domains under the forest root domain. Deploying new Windows Server 2003 regional domains allows you to create a new domain structure or improve your existing domain structure to take advantage of available bandwidth and optimize replication traffic.
In This Chapter
Overview of Deploying Regional Domains
Reviewing the Regional Domain Design
Delegating the DNS Domain for the New Regional Domain
Deploying the First Domain Controller in a New Regional Domain
Deploying Additional Domain Controllers in a New Regional Domain
Configuring Operations Master Roles
Additional Resources for Deploying Windows Server 2003 Regional Domains
Related Information
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For more information about the Active Directory® directory service logical structure, see "Designing the Active Directory Logical Structure" in this book.
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For more information about Active Directory site topology, see "Designing the Site Topology" in this book.
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For more information about hardware requirements for domain controllers, see "Planning Domain Controller Capacity" in this book.
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For more information about deploying the forest root domain, see "Deploying the Windows Server 2003 Forest Root Domain" in this book.
