Overview of Active Directory Domain Services Preparation (2007 R2 Beta)

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To prepare Active Directory Domain Services for your Office Communications Server deployment, you must perform three steps in sequence.

The following table describes the steps required to prepare Active Directory Domain Services for Office Communications Server.

Active Directory Preparation Steps

Step	Description	Where run
Schema Preparation	Extends the Active Directory schema by adding new classes and attributed used by Office Communications Server	Against the Schema Master in the root domain of each forest where Office Communications Server will be deployed Note: In a resource forest topology, this step is run only in the resource forest, not in any user forests. In a central forest topology, this step is run only in the central forest, not in any user forests.
Forest Preparation	Creates global settings and universal groups used by Office Communications Server	In the root domain of each forest where Office Communications Server will be deployed Note: In a resource forest topology, this step is run only in the resource forest, not in any user forests. In a central forest topology, this step is run only in the central forest, not in any user forests.
Domain Preparation	Adds permissions on objects to be used by members of universal groups	On a member server in each domain where Office Communications Server will be deployed