Planning Task List for Designing the Active Directory Structure
Use Table 9.4 as a checklist to be sure you have performed all the primary tasks necessary to design your Active Directory structure.
Table 9.4 Active Directory Planning Task List
Task |
Location in Chapter |
|---|---|
Determine the number of forests. |
Creating a Forest Plan |
Create a change control policy for each forest. |
Creating a Forest Plan |
Determine the number of domains in each forest. |
Creating a Domain Plan |
Choose a forest root domain. |
Creating a Domain Plan |
Assign a DNS name to each domain. |
Creating a Domain Plan |
Plan DNS server deployment. |
Creating a Domain Plan |
Optimize authentication with shortcut trust relationships. |
Creating a Domain Plan |
Create OUs to delegate administration. |
Creating an Organizational Unit Plan |
Create OUs to hide objects. |
Creating an Organizational Unit Plan |
Create OUs for Group Policy. |
Creating an Organizational Unit Plan |
Define sites and site links. |
Creating a Site Topology Plan |
Place servers into sites. |
Creating a Site Topology Plan |