June 2017
Beginner to intermediate
742 pages
18h 29m
English
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The number of domains
After deciding on the domain structure model, the next step is to identify the number of domains required. The number of domains depends on the number of objects that will be managed, the number of geographical locations, administrative requirements, and the bandwidth of links.
In the following table, I have listed down the number of users that can be maintained in a domain against the replication bandwidth:
|
Bandwidth |
If 1% of bandwidth is allowed for replication |
If 10% of bandwidth is allowed for replication |
|
128kbps |
25,000 |
100,000 |
|
256kbps |
50,000 |
100,000 |
|
512kbps |
80,000 |
100,000 |
|
T1 |
100,000 |
100,000 |
Bandwidth between locations is not the only reason for multiple domains. Administrative ...