Finding Additional Resources for Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Site Topology Design

Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012

You can find the following documentation about Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) on the Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 TechCenter websites:

• For more information about the process of locating a domain controller, see Active Directory Collection.

• For more information about designing and deploying print servers, see Designing and Deploying Print Servers.

• For more information about spanning trees and Active Directory replication topology, see Active Directory Replication Topology Technical Reference.

• For more information about using Adlb.exe and managing environments that have 100 or more branch sites, see Review Bridgehead Server Load-Balancing Improvements with Windows Server 2008 RODCs.

• For information about installing Network Monitor, see Monitoring network traffic.

• For worksheets to assist you in documenting your Windows Server 2008 AD DS site topology design, see Job Aids for Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit.

• For more information about shortcut trusts between domains, see Understanding When to Create a Shortcut Trust.

• For more information about deploying the forest root domain, see Deploying a Windows Server 2008 Forest Root Domain.

• For more information about securing domain controllers, see AD DS Design and Planning.

• For more information about deploying regional domains, see Deploying Windows Server 2008 Regional Domains.

• For more information about how universal group caching works, see How the Global Catalog Works.

• For more information about how to create site objects, see Create a Site.

• For more information about how to create subnet objects, see Create a Subnet.

• For more information about how to use the Active Directory Sites and Services snap-in to disable the Bridge all site links setting, see Enable or disable site link bridges.

• For more information about read-only domain controller (RODC) features, see AD DS: Read-Only Domain Controllers.

• For information about how to deploy an RODC, see the Read-Only Domain Controllers Step-by-Step Guide.