Exam Ref 70-413: Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure

Chapter 5. Design and Implement an Active Directory Infrastructure (Physical)

The final set of objectives in the 70-413 curriculum look at the physical design of an Active Directory infrastructure. Requirements for this area include things such as placement of Active Directory server roles and deployment of a branch office.

Objectives in this chapter:

• Objective 5.1: Design an Active Directory sites topology

• Objective 5.2: Design a domain controller strategy

• Objective 5.3: Design and implement a branch office infrastructure

Objective 5.1: Design an Active Directory sites topology

The site topology for Active Directory is the manifestation of the physical network topology. By designing a topology that reflects the network, including additional sites, ...