Documenting Domain Names

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Document the DNS prefix and NetBIOS names that you select for each domain in your forest. You can add the DNS and NetBIOS name information to the worksheet that you created to document your plan for new and upgraded domains.

For a worksheet to assist you in documenting the proposed domain names see "Domain Planning" (DSSLOGI_5.doc) on the Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit companion CD (or see "Domain Planning" on the Web at https://www.microsoft.com/reskit).

Example: Documenting Domain Names

Contoso Corporation decided that the DNS prefixes for the North America, South America and European Active Directory domains will be noam, soam, and eur respectively. They also decided to use the prefix as the NetBIOS name.

Figure 2.19 shows the worksheet in which the design team documented the domain names.

Figure 2.19   Example of a Domain Planning Worksheet That Includes Domain DNS Prefixes and NetBIOS Name